Car crashes
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Study: America’s SUV Spree Spurred Pedestrian-Death Surge
July 27, 2021
New York Jets Coach Greg Knapp Killed by Driver, Media Calls It an ‘Accident’
The death of the beloved assistant coach has sparked an outpouring among football fans and outrage among street-safety advocates.
July 26, 2021
Why U.S. Car Crash Reporting Is Broken
There's no federal reporting standard, and way too much is left to officer 'discretion.'
July 20, 2021
STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes
An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.
July 15, 2021
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
Kea Wilson writes about car crashes all day. Here's her take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.
July 9, 2021
Plan To Tame Northern Blvd. Needs Work, Advocates Say
“We have waited a very, very long time. It doesn’t go far enough," said Jim Burke, the former chairman of the Fix Northern Boulevard campaign.
June 28, 2021
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
June 27, 2021
Ydanis: To Keep NYC Safe, Turn on Those Cameras
Albany needs to let the city off the leash when it comes to managing our traffic.
June 26, 2021
DECISION 2021: Nine Candidates Vie To Represent Lower Manhattan
There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.
May 7, 2021
OPINION: What is ‘Traffic Violence’ and Why Do We Need To Talk About It?
We were all raised in car culture — which normalizes the idea that 40,000 people will die in car crashes every year. But it's not normal. And it needs to be called what it is.
May 4, 2021
