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NYC Motorists Kill 2 Pedestrians and Critically Injure 2 Others in 3 Days
In four separate crashes since Thursday, at least two people have been struck and killed while walking, and two others were critically injured.
February 1, 2016
Inside the City Hall Uber Traffic Study: Where’s the Beef?
What Gertrude Stein said about Oakland is what must be said about City Hall’s new traffic study: There’s no there there.
January 15, 2016
Criminal Court Judge Upholds Constitutionality of Right of Way Law
A judge ruled against a motorist who filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Right of Way Law.
January 8, 2016
A Flat “Congestion Charge” for Taxis and Uber: Yea or Nay?
Would a new surcharge on taxi and for-hire vehicle trips in Manhattan below 59th Street thin out traffic on congested streets? Not much it won't, according to transportation economist Charles Komanoff, whose traffic analysis has helped shape the Move NY toll reform campaign.
December 4, 2015
Drivers Killed 3 Seniors This Weekend, Bringing 10-Day Death Toll to 11
The wave of traffic violence that began with the deaths of three people on Halloween continued over the weekend, when motorists killed three pedestrians in Manhattan and Queens. Drivers have killed at least 11 people walking in the city in the last 10 days.
November 9, 2015
NYPD Isn’t Enforcing Mayor de Blasio’s Key Vision Zero Law
Within months of taking office, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law several bills intended to add teeth to his Vision Zero street safety initiative. In the year since taking effect, however, the most important of those laws was barely used by NYPD.
October 27, 2015
23,000 Cars on NYC Streets and No One Is Tracking Uber’s Safety Record
With more than 23,000 affiliated vehicles, Uber accounts for 66 percent of all "black cars" in NYC. Crain's recently reported that Uber nearly doubled its NYC fleet in the past year. Even as Uber adds several hundred cars a month, no one seems to be keeping track of how many traffic collisions involve Uber drivers, making it impossible to assess the company's safety record.
October 22, 2015
DA Robert Johnson: Manslaughter Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two
District Attorney Robert Johnson has filed felony charges against the green cab driver who killed two people on a Bronx sidewalk.
October 20, 2015
TLC: Driver Who Hit Children on Bronx Sidewalk Works for Uber [Updated]
Warning: Graphic video
September 30, 2015