KOMANOFF: Remembering Noach Dear, the Public Face of Indifference to Road Safety
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Amid all the tributes to former City Council Member Noach Dear, our correspondent reflects on one area where the Brooklyn pol failed the city.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Helmet laws
Op-Ed: Yes, Gov. Cuomo, Car Helmets Could Save Lives
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There's plenty of data on brain injuries from crashes, and studies showing how helmets could prevent them.
Queens Pol to NYPD: Stop Cracking Down on Delivery Workers While Albany Deals with Cuomo E-Bike Veto
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Council Member Costa Constantinides tells NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to cool it while state lawmakers get their e-bike legalization bill passed.
City Officials All over the U.S. to Feds: Don’t Mandate Helmet Laws!
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NACTO, a group of city transportation officials from all over America, urged the National Transportation Safety Board to pull back from its recommendation earlier this week that all states require adults to wear helmets.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor Chooses Politics over Facts in Backing NTSB Helmet Recommendation
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For the second time in as many months, Mayor de Blasio has willfully ignored facts to align himself with an anti-biking policy that would dramatically reduce cycling.
SURPRISE! Federal Panel Seeks Mandatory Helmet Laws
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A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.