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OPINION: Protecting Cyclists From Road Ragers

By Emil Skandul | Sep 20, 2020 | No Comments

Our laws must do much more to deter these menaces, a bike commuter argues.

Motorcycles take up less space, are easier on roads, and pollute less than cars. Photo: Chris Sequeira

Opinion: After Revel’s Retreat, Whither the Motorcycle in NYC?

By Chris Sequeira | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

The experience of the e-scooter service showed the need for better safety education. But, with proper rules and encouragement, motorcycles could enhance mobility while reducing cars.

Why is this legal? File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Gounardes Seeks State Rating System to Reflect the Danger of Cars — To People Outside Them

By Dave Colon | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

A new state database would rate vehicles on a scale of one to five stars based on safety criteria and crash records.

The Bensonhurst intersection where Maria Leon was killed earlier this month. The killer driver was coming towards the camera and turned onto W. Sixth Street into the pedestrian (not the one pictured in this Google image, of course).

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Kill Someone with a Car, Avoid Serious Charges, Episode 1,324

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments

It's like Bob Dylan once said, "Steal a little and they throw you in jail/Steal a lot and then they make you king."

Cuomo Signs Bill Revoking Licenses From Drivers With ‘Medical Episodes’

By Dave Colon | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

Reckless drivers now have one less excuse to hide behind.

The truck driver who killed a 3-year-old boy in Harlem last year says it was the mother's fault for not holding his hand. Photo: Citizen

Why Was Killer Trucker Even on the Road? Because Public Officials Are Inept

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 19, 2019 | No Comments

He didn't have a valid license. So why was Jaime Sabogal behind the wheel when he killed a 3-year-old?

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