Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cycle of Rage

This was the scene on Third Street at Prospect Park West at around 4:15 p.m. on Monday — an injured cyclist who is long gone by the time cops show up. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CYCLE OF RAGE: Crash Response Reveals that Cops Are Just So Badly Trained

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

More evidence that police officers are poorly trained and disinclined to see drivers as a culprit in the criminal or civil offense of injuring or killing someone with a motor vehicle.

A sensor could have alerted the driver of this massive cement truck that the woman was right in front of it.

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The Ongoing Shame of How the NYPD Downplays Road Violence to Shield Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

The death of Judith Wieder once again highlights a major failure of the NYPD to properly inform the public — but only because the death was caught on video.

The mayor in his natural habitat: a taxpayer-funded SUV.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor Chooses Politics over Facts in Backing NTSB Helmet Recommendation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

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.

Vision Zero Blind Spot: ‘Georgia’ Driver Who Killed Man on Flatbush is a Serial Speeder

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Getting to see an official police report reveals the essential shoddiness of crash investigations — and how assumptions need to be challenged.

NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Thomas Chan was ill prepared during and after a Council hearing on Thursday. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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The Lameness of Chief Thomas Chan

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments

The top-ranking transportation official in the police department — again — defended the agency's anti-cycling agenda.

Konstanz, Germany: This is what a anxiety-free street looks like. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio’s Half-Hearted Vision Zero is a Blood-Soaked Joke

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 19, 2019 | 34 Comments

We're not just a little behind Europe on livable streets and sustainable logistics — we're not even on the same planet.

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