Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Aggressive Driving

Drivers are racking up thousands of more speed camera tickets now that more cameras went into effect in July.

SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.

The NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad does not play a role in Vision Zero and should be taken away from the NYPD, argues this op-ed. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 7, 2019 | 81 Comments

Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.

City firefighter Brauley De La Rosa is still driving recklessly after he tried to kill a cyclist with his car in June. Photo: Liz Gonzales

Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Still Driving Recklessly

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 30, 2019 | 5 Comments

On Aug. 29, a speed camera caught De La Rosa's car speeding through a school zone in the Bronx.

A city-owned vehicle blocking sight lines at a crosswalk in Inwood in 2017. Photo: Brad Aaron

City Workers Involved in More Injury-Causing Crashes: Report

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 30, 2019 | 8 Comments

The increase in crashes that caused injuries or deaths is odd, considering that overall collisions decreased slightly, from 6,304 in 2018 to 6,061 in 2019.

STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.

This rogue Mister Softee driver has been told to stop harassing cyclists on the Addabbo Bridge. Has the stern talking-to worked? A company vice president wants to know. Photo: Laura Shepard

Psychotic Softee Driver Has Been Spoken To, Says Company Veep

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 26, 2019 | 9 Comments

See any "stupid stuff" by a Mister Softee driver on the Addabbo Bridge? Call the company Vice President James Conway! Operators are standing by!

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