Pedestrian safety
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Commander of Downtown Brooklyn Precinct Has Dangerous Driving Record
This fish drives terribly from the head down.
October 7, 2022
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed in Midtown
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck driver at a busy Midtown intersection on Thursday morning — and the NYPD said in its preliminary report that the dead man "walked in front" of a moving tractor trailer.
October 6, 2022
‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians
These delivery robots will struggle in its promise to reduce car and truck deliveries — to say nothing of conflicts with pedestrians, a new study finds.
October 6, 2022
The Day I Was Hit By a Driver Changed My Life, And My City, Forever
October 5, 2022
CM Brewer: ‘I’ll Hold DOT Accountable on Promises and Data’
The chair of the Council's oversight committee will consider investigating the Department of Transportation for a pattern of claiming significant street safety improvements, yet failing to provide evidence of same.
October 5, 2022
Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Fail At Deadliest Crash Speeds
The automatic emergency braking systems that will soon come standard on nearly all new cars don't reliably prevent crashes at the high speeds at which the overwhelming majority of roadway deaths occur, a new study finds.
October 2, 2022
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
September 29, 2022
DC Following NYC with Right-On-Red Ban — Will Others Finally Follow?
The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
September 28, 2022
New Report Shows Mayor Does Not ‘Get Stuff Done’ for Bus Riders, Cyclists
Maybe the mayor's motto should be "Get SOME stuff done," though DOT has disputed the findings.
September 26, 2022
Opinion: How Roundabouts Increase Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”
September 25, 2022
