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Friday Video: ‘Car Kryptonite’ in Providence
See it! If you want to slow down drivers, you need to put things in the road.
August 16, 2024
The French Understand the Roadway Danger of Toxic Masculinity
A new French safety campaign is warning parents that they may play a far bigger role in preventing car crashes than they might think.
February 17, 2023
Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche
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.
August 16, 2022
Gov. Hochul Signs Law Adding Cyclist and Pedestrian Safety Awareness to Driver’s License Requirements
New drivers for the first time will be tested on their knowledge of pedestrian and cyclist safety as a part of the requirements for obtaining a license in New York, according to a law that the governor signed Friday.
July 15, 2022
BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic
Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.
March 2, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Would-Be Council Speaker Moya Caught Speeding in School Zones
It's not that kind of race, Councilman!
December 14, 2021
No Solutions After DOT Commissioner Finally Speaks With State DMV, Just Plans to Meet Again
A phone call leads to talk of doing more. But is it just talk?
November 10, 2021
Reckless Driver Pleads Not Guilty for Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Baby Apolline
The recidivist reckless driver now facing assault and manslaughter charges for killing a 3-month-old baby at a Brooklyn intersection last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday — even though he confessed and apologized for the crime when cops finally collared him after a frenzied and violent attempt to flee, prosecutors said.
October 14, 2021
DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)
Earlier this year, we published a mega preview of the key City Council races in Brooklyn. Today, we shift our full attention to Queens.
June 4, 2021
There Was No Medical Episode, Says Family of Driver Who Killed Queens Delivery Man
Even the woman whose allegedly reckless driving killed a delivery worker in Queens last week is denying cops’ theory that she had a “medical episode” before the fatal crash.
May 5, 2021
