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World Day of Remembrance: The Fight to ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Has Gone National
The bills would require the worst of the worst drivers to at least adhere to the speed limit, which is not too much to ask.
November 16, 2025
DOT Rolls Out Four New 20 MPH Speed Limit Zones
Four more New York City neighborhoods will become 20 mph speed limit zones this year, city officials said on Wednesday.
March 20, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Narrow the Lanes!
At 30 to 35 miles per hour, research shows that 12- and 11-feet-wide lanes have significantly higher number of crashes than 10- or nine-feet-wide lanes.
January 5, 2024
Why So Many U.S. Drivers Think Speeding Is Perfectly Safe
Do Americans hit lethal speeds because they're in a rush, or because they have no idea that they're increasing their chances of death with every tick of the odometer?
November 30, 2023
In-Car Tech Would Force NYC’s Worst Drivers to Slow Down Under New Proposal
"We are going to literally force you to slow down," said state Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn).
August 2, 2023
Heastie Retreat: Assembly Speaker Blows Off Reporter Seeking Comment on ‘Sammy’s Law’ — Then Blames DOT
Carl Heastie continued his reticence about not letting NYC set its own speed limits. Later, he blamed the city DOT.
June 23, 2023
Assembly Member in Harlem Council Race Opposes ‘Sammy’s Law,’ More Bike Lanes
Assembly Member Inez Dickens, the favorite to win the primary for the Council open seat being vacated by Kristin Richardson-Jordan, said that she does not support lowering the speed limit.
June 20, 2023
City Workers Drove Slower in Speed Governor Pilot, But Disabled Cap Hundreds of Times
A city program putting speed restriction technology on a small number of government vehicles has shown promising results, with drivers speeding rarely and doing less hard braking — but workers can disable the system for 15 seconds at a time.
January 12, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Boxing Day Edition
The biggest story of the holiday weekend dropped on Friday when Gothamist became the latest outlet to notice that a car belonging to Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers continues to be caught by city speed cameras at a rate that's well past shrugging off.
December 26, 2022
Most U.S. Cities Can’t Set Their Own Speed Limits — But Maybe They Should
Oregon may soon allow cities more leeway to set lower speed limits on dangerous roads — rather than reserving that power for state transportation leaders whose primary interest, historically, has been moving cars as quickly as possible.
December 21, 2022
