Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic fatalities

Traffic violence is everywhere, in today's headlines.

Tuesday Headlines: Traffic Violence of Multiple Varieties Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 21, 2023 | No Comments

The transportation chattering classes were focused on Monday on very different — but equally troubling — instances of violence resulting from the mismanagement of our streets in favor of cars and speed over safety. Plus other news.

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Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

By Kea Wilson | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.

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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STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Jul 15, 2021 | No Comments

An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.

A truck crashes into a traffic drum on 43rd Street and Broadway in Manhattan in 2019. As the truck reverses, a child looks on. The next Manhattan district attorney will have a huge role in determining how the city responds to traffic violence.

OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic

By Tali Farhadian Weinstein | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments

Manhattan district attorney hopeful Tali Farhadian Weinstein looks to driver-accountability law, technology to curtail reckless drivers.