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DOT’s ‘Vision Zero Partner’ Dermot Shea is More Afraid of Bikes Than Cars — Despite His Own Agency’s Data
He's the Vision Zero partner with zero vision.
October 6, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Impounding the Pavement Edition
The MTA really showed up the city by impounding a car belonging to a recidivist scofflaw. Plus other news.
October 6, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing
Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.
October 6, 2021
E-Bike Rider Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Brooklyn
A hit-and-run driver fatally struck an e-bike rider in Brooklyn late on Saturday, and if history is any guide, the killer will never be caught or held accountable.
September 26, 2021
DOT Wants Cameras to Catch Bike-Lane Blockers (But Will Albany Allow It?)
Lights, camera ... get that cop out of my bike lane!
September 24, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Passing the Buck on Unsafe Streets
Finger-pointing is a municipal tradition. So it was after a reckless driver hit and killed a 3-month-old baby in Clinton Hill on Sept. 11.
September 22, 2021
Analysis: Out-Of-State Cars Causing Mayhem in NYC
More than 10,000 people a year are injured in crashes in the city involving vehicles registered to other U.S. states and Washington, D.C., a Streetsblog analysis of NYPD collision data found.
September 21, 2021
Reckless Driver Causes Serious Crash Near Clinton Hill Intersection Where a Baby Was Killed Last Week
An out-of-control driver injured two construction workers at a Clinton Hill job site roughly one block from where another reckless driver killed a 3-month-old baby last week.
September 20, 2021
Breaking: Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Hit With Manslaughter, DA Says
The reckless recidivist driver who cops say slammed into a Brooklyn family, killing a 3-month-old baby, is now facing manslaughter charges that were handed up by a grand jury late Friday, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office said.
September 18, 2021
Mayor Says He Doesn’t Know Why the ‘Reckless Driver’ Law Isn’t Saving Kids from the Deadliest Drivers
It's like one hand doesn't know what the other hand isn't doing.
September 15, 2021
