Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement

The struck pedestrian was crossing in the intersection at left, according to cops. Photo: Google

Driver Held Responsible — Albeit Marginally — for Killing Bronx Senior As Bloody Year Continues

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 15, 2022 | No Comments

A Bronx driver was hit with minor summonses after running over and killing a pedestrian on Saturday morning in Castle Hill — a rare instance when a driver is charged after a fatal crash.

Motorists are seeking ingenious ways to defeat speed cameras such as this one. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras

By Eve Kessler | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.

NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Kim Royster (center)

CYCLE OF RAGE: On Hearing Day, Fact-Checking the NYPD is Job One

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 11, 2022 | No Comments

Despite what Chief Royster said, bike lane enforcement is not up at all. It's actually down ... significantly.

Human error causes most crashes. Photo: File photo

OPINION: Stopping the Lawless Drivers Behind Our Traffic Violence Crisis

By Matthew Carmody | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

Less than 1 percent of motorists cause most of the havoc. We can take countermeasures.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and a friend (plus Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and TA Executive Director Danny Harris in the background). Photo: Dave Colon

Yet Another Report Makes Clear Case for City Control of Speed Cameras

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

Almost 60 percent of road fatalities in the five boroughs occur in the hours when the cameras are, by current law, unable to issue tickets.

All these cars are parked illegally on a dangerous road in Borough Park. All it takes is a "theft vest."

Truck Driver Gets a Few Summonses for Killing Borough Park Cyclist as MTA Workers Continue Dangerous Parking

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 7, 2022 | No Comments

Meanwhile, one local Assembly member blamed cyclists.

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