Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

LADOT to Cyclists: “Watch the Road” or Be “Bug Splatter”

By Brad Aaron | Jun 22, 2009 | 5 Comments

If you don’t care for DOT’s new bike safety ads, here’s something you’ll really hate. Damien Newtown out at Streetsblog LA pointed us to this flippant, counterproductive LADOT spot earlier today. While our own DOT implores street users to look out for each other, the agency’s LA counterpart plays up the supremacy of the motorist […]

Memo to DOH Commish: Don’t Be Afraid to Bike, or Push for Safer Biking

By Ben Fried | Jun 19, 2009 | 4 Comments

To promote biking and walking, new health commish Tom Farley could send DOH representatives to CB meetings about street safety improvements. Photo: Tulane University. For two days running, the Daily News has reported that recently appointed Health Commissioner Tom Farley feels, let’s say, hesitant to ride his bike in Manhattan. Coming on the heels of […]

DOT’s New Safety Ads: “Look” Doesn’t Flinch

By Brad Aaron | Jun 17, 2009 | 19 Comments

DOT today announced a new slate of public service announcements for its "Look" cyclist safety campaign. As demonstrated in this TV ad, the spots are more graphic — i.e. more realistic — than the previous line-up (though those ads are currently running online as well), and are reminiscent of PSAs we’ve seen from abroad. Reads […]

DOH Report on Child Deaths Offers No Solutions to Biggest Problem: Traffic

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2009 | 4 Comments

"Non-Transport Accidents" includes burns from fire and scalding liquids, falls, and several other causes of injury. "Transportation Accidents" is mainly comprised of kids on foot killed by autos. Chart: NYC Department of Health. Yesterday the Department of Health released its yearly report on child fatalities [PDF], which focuses on deaths due to injury. This year’s […]

WHO Report Highlights Global Health Risk of Traffic

By Elana Schor | Jun 16, 2009 | 3 Comments

Pro football player Donte’ Stallworth was sentenced to 30 days in jail today after killing a pedestrian in an alcohol-related crash. Photo: AP The disparity between the 13 percent of road fatalities suffered by non-drivers and the amount that the federal government spends on their safety — less than one percent — may come as […]

Tonight: Weigh In on What’s Next for Park Circle Improvements

By Ben Fried | Jun 16, 2009 | No Comments

Back in February, Brooklyn CB7 hosted a public workshop where DOT and the Department of City Planning explored ways to make Brooklyn’s Park Circle a more appealing gateway to Prospect Park — and a less terrifying traffic vortex for everyone outside of a car to navigate. Participants floated a number of ideas to mark off […]

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