Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Hugo Garcia was doored and then run over on Third Avenue on New Year's Day, 2019. Photo: Garcia family

Fundraising Campaign Set Up to Aid Family of Fatally Doored Cyclist

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

Hugo Garcia was cycling to work at Bagels by the Park in Carroll Gardens at around 6 a.m. on the dangerous wide stretch of the mini-speedway in Sunset Park when he was killed.

Glory days: Jon Orcutt (left with then-DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, then Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson, and then-DOT bike-share program director Kate Fillin-Yeh) will become the advocacy leader of Bike New York.

Bike New York to Launch New Advocacy Arm with Jon Orcutt at the Helm

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 7, 2019 | 15 Comments

The former DOT official, TransAlt chief and TransitCenter communications director will help chart a new direction for the biking education and event group.

Distracted driving is responsible for 25 percent of crashes involving injuries. Video still: ABC7

CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2018 | 4 Comments

Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?

Hundreds Enjoy Sunnyside Bike Lanes As NIMBYs Lie Twice and Plot Their Next Move

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2018 | 31 Comments

Scores of cyclists showed their support for the paired protected bike lanes in Sunnyside on Saturday — just as the dead-end opponents prepped their own protest next Sunday with more disinformation.

Soon to be ex Congressman Joe Crowley — still fighting, still wrong. Photo: Flickr/Office of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo

Rep. Joe Crowley Just Can’t Stop Complaining About Queens Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman and Laura Shepard | Oct 2, 2018 | 11 Comments

Really, Congressman, it's getting embarrassing at this point.

This is the moment when bus driver Dave Lewis passed too closely to cyclist Dan Hanegby, who had the right of way, killing him.

SEE IT: Video Shows Bus Driver Killing Citi Bike Rider Dan Hanegby

By Emma Whitford | Sep 20, 2018 | 90 Comments

More evidence that bus driver Dave Lewis is to blame for the crash that killed a Citi Bike rider last year.

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