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Feds’ Proposed Impaired Driving Rule is a Bigger Deal Than You Think
But can in-car tech make it past the gauntlet of regulatory hurdles and culture wars ahead?
December 18, 2023
Manhattan DA Throws Book at Drunk Driver Who Killed a Cyclist and Injured Four
A driver who killed a cyclist and injured several pedestrians after a day of boozing is facing years in jail, thanks to an indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney.
August 10, 2023
How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?
New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.
December 22, 2022
Opinion: What If We’re Thinking About Impaired Driving All Wrong?
Let's pull back the cover on some seemingly shocking stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
December 19, 2022
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
Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Ability to Drive Drunk
A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.
August 1, 2022
It’s 4:20 Somewhere: Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?
No one wants drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana — but they won't without accompanying systemic change that gives residents other options to get around when they've danced to the Doobie Brothers.
April 18, 2022
BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic
Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.
March 2, 2022
Arrests of Drunk Drivers Are Falling Even as Crashes are Historically High: Report
August 6, 2021
NYPD’s Fourth of July Vision Zero Plan Includes Targeting Cyclists For Riding on the Sidewalk
The NYPD’s Fourth of July safety plan includes both protecting cyclists, and punishing them in ways that have long been racially biased.
July 2, 2021
