Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about speeding

Council Member Erik Bottcher wants speed cameras to work better. Warning: This is a Photoshopped image!

CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.

Council Member Inna Vernikov's car has 23 school-zone speeding tickets since 2022 — and nine this year already.

Trump-Loving Anti-Camera Pol Has 23 School-Zone Speeding Tickets!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Inna Vernikov's car has been slapped with 23 camera-issued tickets since mid-2020, including nine this year, which may explain why she voted against speed cameras.

Queens Council Member and speedster Joann Ariola. Photo: New York City Council

Queens Pol Voted Against Speed Cameras — And Has 27 Speeding Tickets!

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 9, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Joann Ariola has racked up 48 violations on her SUV since 2017, including a whopping 27 for speeding in school zones and two for blowing through red lights.

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The Brake: How To Quash Arguments Against ‘Speed Limiting’ Technology

By Streetsblog | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Today on Kea Wilson’s podcast, The Brake, mobility researcher David Zipper gives a breakdown of the most common speed-limiting technologies available today, and to share how he responds to six of the most common concerns about them — from the valid to the downright silly.

A speed camera close to a public school in Brooklyn. Photo: NYC DOT

Sin City: New 24/7 Speed Cameras Issue a Whopping 70 Percent More Tickets

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

New York City’s speed cameras have ticketed 70 percent more drivers since they’ve been able to stay on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to new data from the city. According to an analysis of the city’s Open Parking and Camera Violations numbers by Jehiah Czebotar, there were 513,777 camera-issued speeding tickets […]

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Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented. But Heche's crash was absolutely preventable. Here's why.

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