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Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Drivers Kill First NYC Pedestrian Victims of 2015

By Brad Aaron | Jan 5, 2015 | 6 Comments

Motorists struck four pedestrians in two crashes in Manhattan and the Bronx over the weekend, killing two victims. One driver in the Bronx was charged with leaving the scene and reckless driving, while another remains at large. The Manhattan motorist, operating a vehicle with TLC plates, was ticketed for driving without a license, though NYPD […]

For Traffic Violence Victims, Cy Vance’s “Moneyball” Still a Field of Dreams

By Brad Aaron | Dec 4, 2014 | 16 Comments

You won’t find much discussion of traffic violence in Chip Brown’s 5,500-word encomium to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, published Wednesday by the New York Times Magazine. Other than noting that dismissals of drunk driving cases are down, according to Vance’s office, Brown doesn’t broach the subject at all. To rein in gang violence and other street-level […]

Treyger Defends Legislating by Anecdote at Bike-Texting Press Conference

By Stephen Miller | Nov 13, 2014 | 66 Comments

Think there’s already too much media attention devoted to Council Member Mark Treyger’s bill to ban texting while bicycling? He’s just getting started. Joined by other council members and representatives of Bike New York, Treyger held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning to extoll the legislation’s importance, framing it as a component […]

Treyger’s Texting-and-Biking Bill — a Big Distraction From Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | Nov 12, 2014 | 70 Comments

City Council Member Mark Treyger insists his bill to penalize cyclists for texting is well-intentioned, but there is no evidence to suggest that the behavior targeted by his proposal is a source of significant danger. Instead of focusing on the real deadly threats on NYC streets, Treyger has triggered a news cycle devoted to a minor […]

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Don’t Believe the Headlines: Bike Boom Has Been Fantastic for Bike Safety

By Michael Andersen and Tanya Snyder | Oct 28, 2014 | No Comments

The Governors Highway Safety Association released a report Monday that, the organization claimed, showed that the ongoing surge in American biking has increased bike fatalities. Transportation reporters around the country swung into action. “Fatal bicycle crashes on the rise, new study shows,” said the Des Moines Register headline. “Cycling is increasing and that may be […]

The New Yorker Versus Vision Zero

By Doug Gordon | Oct 28, 2014 | No Comments

Cross-posted from Brooklyn Spoke. The default speed limit in New York City is set to drop to 25 miles per hour on November 7th, and because this is New York some people are not happy about it. Nick Paumgarten of the New Yorker, for example. A week after Halloween, a new speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour […]

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