Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

No Easy Answers at City Council Hearing on Trucks and Bike/Ped Safety

By Stephen Miller | Mar 3, 2015 | 26 Comments

Trucks pose an outsize danger on New York City streets. This afternoon, elected officials, agency staff, union representatives, and advocates tackled the issue at a City Council transportation committee hearing. DOT defines trucks as vehicles with two axles and six tires or vehicles with three or more axles. They comprise 3.6 percent of New York City’s […]

Report: All New NYC Garbage Trucks Should Have Life-Saving Side Guards

By Stephen Miller | Feb 26, 2015 | 2 Comments

Earlier this month, the city announced a pilot program to add side guards, which prevent people from being dragged under the rear wheels of large vehicles, to 240 trucks in the city fleet. It’s a start, but there are thousands more trucks on NYC streets that need this life-saving equipment. A new report from the U.S. […]

Life-Saving Truck Design Fix Sidelined By Federal Inaction

By Stephen Miller | Dec 22, 2014 | 23 Comments

This is the second post in a series about safety features for large vehicles. Part one examined the case for truck side guards and New York City’s attempt to require them for its fleet. American cities are beginning to take the lead on requiring side guards on large trucks in municipal fleets. That’s a good […]

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DeFazio, Norton, and Larsen Take on Dangerous Street Design

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 18, 2014 | No Comments

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is already proving that he’ll put some muscle into the fight for bike and pedestrian safety in his new post as ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. DeFazio and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), top Democrat on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, have signed on to fellow T&I […]

The Simple Change to Truck Design That Can Save Lives

By Stephen Miller | Dec 18, 2014 | 10 Comments

When someone is struck by a turning truck driver in New York City, the worst injuries are typically caused when the vehicle’s back wheels run over the victim. Amar Diarrassouba, Ngozi Agbim, Noshat Nahian, Jessica Dworkin, and Renee Thompson were among the New Yorkers run over by the rear wheels of large trucks in recent years. Large trucks designed […]

Eyes on the Street: The Fourth Avenue Protected Police Staging Area

By Stephen Miller | Dec 15, 2014 | 43 Comments

Nearly two weeks ago, a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict an NYPD officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Since then, protestors have taken to the street on a near-daily basis. To prepare for protests near Union Square, a popular demonstration spot, the NYPD has, for the past two weeks, diagonally parked […]

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