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Murder-By-Car Now an “Accident”

By Brad Aaron | Dec 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

How embedded is the term “accident” when it comes to injury and death inflicted by automobile? Early this week, a man in the Tremont section of the Bronx was run down by a driver, who threw him into the path of an oncoming bus. He later died of his injuries. Police believe the driver targeted […]

Study Finds Cyclists Need Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Nov 19, 2008 | 35 Comments

A Hunter College study on cyclist behavior is making the rounds today, getting a long post on City Room. The data measure the extent to which cyclists take safety precautions and follow traffic laws. Helpful stuff to know, except that the findings are presented in a way that feeds into the worst stereotypes about cyclists […]

Grand Street Cycle Track: The Hysteria Continues

By Ben Fried | Nov 19, 2008 | 32 Comments

Don’t be fooled: No one on a bike was quoted for this story. Step aside Steve Cuozzo, the team at Fox 5 (yeah, them again) has scapegoated the Grand Street bike lane in even more outlandish fashion. This "report" manages to blame the brand new cycle track for traffic congestion, slumping dumpling sales, and a […]

With Transit System Crumbling, Fox 5 Zeroes in on Sander’s Shiny Shoes

By Brad Aaron | Nov 19, 2008 | 11 Comments

The crack news team at Fox 5 has gotten to the root of the MTA’s financial troubles: Chief Lee Sander’s commuting habits. Watch as "gotcha" guy John Deutzman catches Sander getting a shoe shine (a shoe shine!) at Grand Central after being driven to work in an MTA Police cruiser, then grills the head of […]

Post Reader Defends “Dangerous” Bike Lane

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 14, 2008 | 8 Comments

Dear Steve Cuozzo — Author and son in 2005 I was ready to ignore your rant yesterday, IDIOTIC DOT TAKES A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, as another in The Post’s reflexive (if well-written) screeds against any incursion into NYC car-dominance, when I came across this line: "The madness just came to Grand Street as […]

Ad Nauseam: Spare the Toll, Save the Carmaker

By Brad Aaron | Nov 11, 2008 | 5 Comments

Yesterday we noted the auto-centric bias in local media coverage of an expected Ravitch Commission proposal to toll East River bridges as one source of revenue for the cash-strapped MTA. In perusing said coverage, we couldn’t help but notice a second common element. See if you can guess what it is. After the jump: score […]

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