Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs
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The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Distracted Driving
City to State: ‘Distracted Pedestrians’ is Not a Thing
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In fact, the opposite it true: only 0.2 percent of pedestrian fatality reports blamed "electronic distraction," according to a new city report that was quietly issued late on Friday.
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: NYS Is About to Make it Even Easier for Untrained Drivers to Get Licenses
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State lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.
Op-Ed: What To Do With the ‘Devil Wagon’
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It's simple: Kill cars now, says one of our favorite bike tour guides.
Mayor de Blasio Isn’t Perfect on Talking the Vision Zero Talk — Or Walking the Walk
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Mayor de Blasio remains under fire for not walking the Vision Zero walk anymore — but on Friday, he showed he can't even fully talk the talk.
CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones
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Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?