Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Distracted Driving

YouTube Car Enthusiast Goes on Anti-Auto Rant

By Kea Wilson | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

A new video about the dangers of car dependency by a popular automotive vlogger is prompting a conversation about how people who love cars can help dismantle a transportation system that privileges autos.

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Why Apple Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Turn a Car Dashboard into an iPhone

By Kea Wilson | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments

Apple's new CarPlay dashboard (!) is prompting a conversation about why regulators aren't taking action on "infotainment" systems that induce the very dangerous driving that manufacturers claim will do the opposite.

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Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes A Year

By Kea Wilson | May 2, 2022 | No Comments

Just in time for today's announcement by the DOT: These signs are provoking a conversation among advocates about the limits of on-road safety messages more broadly.

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Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."

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BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments

Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.

Scene of the hit-and-run crash that killed two friends in 2016 in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The driver was apprehended and charged. Video still: NY1

Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs

By Eric Gonzalez | Oct 27, 2019 | No Comments

The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.

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