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Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data
Unlicensed drivers are now responsible for one-quarter of road fatalities — and are linked to fatal crashes much more often now than pre-pandemic, a new Streetsblog analysis shows.
January 12, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines: Pedestrian Fatalities Mount Edition
It's already an ugly year for road deaths. Plus other news.
February 2, 2022
UPDATED: Another Cyclist is Dead — It’s Now 18 Fatalities
The death toll of city cyclists is now 18 — eight more than all of last year — as another rider was doored into traffic, where she was struck and killed by a massive truck in Sunset Park on Monday morning.
July 29, 2019
Road Fatalities Are Way Up* (Yes, That’s an Asterisk)
Pay no attention to those statistics on that seemingly official NYPD website — traffic fatalities are not up 26.2 percent so far this year. They're "only" up 22.4 percent.
June 5, 2019
Traffic Fatalities are Way Up — Is Vision Zero Becoming Unfocused?
What is driving the increase in deaths? Drivers, of course.
April 11, 2019
Bloody January: Cyclist Injuries and Fatalities Soared Last Month [Updated]
In the first 28 days of the year, 191 cyclists were reported injured, up from 158, or 20 percent, from the same period last year.
February 4, 2019
How Coverage of Pedestrian Fatalities Dehumanizes Victims and Absolves Drivers
An analysis of news headlines in Canada identified rhetorical patterns that deflect culpability from drivers.
March 28, 2018
Orlando, the Capital of Pedestrian Fatalities, Tests a New Approach to Street Design
Walking in Orlando is deadlier than in any other major city in the nation. But the city's new transportation director is a reformer.
March 19, 2018
DOT: Traffic Fatalities Fell 26 Percent During “Dusk and Darkness” Campaign
In the four months after DOT and the NYPD launched the "dusk and darkness" traffic enforcement and education campaign, traffic fatalities dropped 26 percent compared to the previous year, the agencies announced this morning.
March 9, 2017
Why Are American Traffic Fatalities Rising So Quickly?
Summer is barely over but this much is already clear: Traffic safety on American streets is taking a big step backward in 2016.
September 28, 2016