Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DMV Reform

Lauren Davis was killed by a turning driver on Classon Avenue last April. Photo: Family of Lauren Davis

Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes

By David Meyer | Jun 20, 2017 | 19 Comments

On Thursday, DOT announced plans to paint a bike lane on Classon Avenue, the northbound one-way street where a left-turning driver killed Lauren Davis as she rode her bike to work last April. As bicycle infrastructure goes, it's the bare minimum -- some stripes and stencils to designate space for biking, with no changes to moving lanes or parking. But that hasn't stopped a group of local officials from coming out against it.

Citing Erroneous NYPD Report, State DMV Judge Declines to Take Action Against Driver Who Killed Lauren Davis

By David Meyer | Apr 28, 2017 | 57 Comments

The family of Lauren Davis is reeling after a judge at the state Department of Motor Vehicles declined to take action against the motorist who struck and killed her on Classon Avenue last year. Davis's mother, sister, and brother traveled from California to attend the hearing, and said they had been told by the NYPD Highway Patrol detective investigating the crash that he would also be there. He never showed up.

New Yorkers call for DMV reforms at a January 2015 vigil for Allison Liao, who was killed by a reckless driver in Queens. Photo: Anna Zivarts/Flickr

Cuomo’s DMV: No Rhyme or Reason Guiding Penalties for Deadly Motorists

By Brad Aaron | Dec 2, 2016 | No Comments

Over the last few years, advocates have called for standardized practices from DMV to suspend or revoke the licenses of drivers whose recklessness behind the wheel leads to serious injury or death. But a review of recent hearings after fatal crashes reveals no apparent rhyme or reason to the penalties for deadly driving meted out by DMV.

DMV: Driver Who Killed Child in Crosswalk May Drive Again After Six Months

By Brad Aaron | Jul 14, 2015 | 20 Comments

Pursuant to a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles hearing, the former cab driver who killed 9-year-old Cooper Stock will regain his driving privileges after six months. In January 2014 Cooper and his father Richard Stock were crossing an Upper West Side street in a crosswalk with the right of way when Koffi Komlani hit them […]

DMV: Six-Month Suspension for Driver Who Killed Sammy Cohen Eckstein

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2015 | 11 Comments

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles determined that the driver who killed 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein failed to exercise due care and did not have a valid license at the time of the crash. DMV administrative law judge Marc Berger suspended the driver’s license for six months. At around 5:15 p.m. on October […]

Why Was New York State DMV Live-Tweeting the New York Auto Show?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 2, 2015 | 10 Comments

First-ever CT6 Cadillac. The brand will leverage its NYC base to market this prestige class auto to some 50 countries pic.twitter.com/IhKOKvX1l6 — NYS DMV (@nysdmv) April 1, 2015 The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles was live-tweeting the New York International Auto Show yesterday. Why would staffers at the government agency charged with regulating motor vehicles and their […]

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