Drunk Driver in Large SUV Kills Woman in Williamsburg: Cops
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A drunk driver fatally struck a woman in Williamsburg on Friday afternoon, cops said.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about SUVs
KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster
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Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.
Tuesday’s Headlines: There is a Way Out of this SUV Mess Edition
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We don't have to just throw up our hands about the scourge of SUVs on our streets. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
Labor Day Car Sales Showing Trend Toward Sedans
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It's bad news: City dwellers may be buying small cars to avoid transit, analysts say.
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
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Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
Gounardes Seeks State Rating System to Reflect the Danger of Cars — To People Outside Them
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A new state database would rate vehicles on a scale of one to five stars based on safety criteria and crash records.