New York State DMV
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Cuomo’s Office Opens Up Transpo Data, But Not Crash Locations
On Wednesday, Governor Cuomo announced a new raft of publicly-accessible data on the state's data transparency website, data.NY.gov. Some of the data sets include information that was already accessible in different forms, while other sets are newly available to the public. The release also includes detailed information about individual crashes from the Department of Motor Vehicles, but it falls short by failing to say where crashes occur.
July 26, 2013
How Cuomo Could Expand DWI Effort to Target All Serial Dangerous Drivers
Governor Cuomo announced Monday that new DMV drivers license rules have taken thousands of dangerous motorists off New York State roads. The changes set an important precedent by mandating the permanent revocation of driving privileges for the worst drunk driving offenders. But since the new policies apply only to DWI violations, the state is still allowing thousands of reckless drivers to keep their licenses.
May 22, 2013
New York DMV No Longer Describes Traffic Crashes as “Accidents” [Updated]
A sharp-eyed reader pointed out to us that the New York State DMV has stopped using the word "accident" in its annual statistical summaries.
February 14, 2013