Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Right of Way Law

A video still shows the moment when bus driver Dave Lewis passed too closely to cyclist Dan Hanegby, who had the right of way, killing him. DA candidate Liz Crotty argues that the city's "Right of Way" Law shouldn't criminalize such crashes, which she calls "accidents."

Bus Driver Who Killed Citi Bike Rider Dan Hanegby Wants Failure-to-Yield Law Thrown Out

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

Lawyers for a bus driver who was found guilty of killing a Citi Bike rider in 2017 want the state's highest court to rule the city's Right of Way Law unconstitutional.

This is the car that a driver used to kill Stella Clinton last year. Photo: Ben Verde

Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 3, 2020 | No Comments

Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.

This was Wednesday, before Mayor de Blasio disputed our reporting and called us advocates with "one worldview." (He's right: The truth is our worldview). Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

EDITORIAL: Mayor Has Some Nerve Disputing Streetsblog’s Facts — And Saying Our ‘Worldview’ is Biased

By Streetsblog | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

At an otherwise unrelated press conference on Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio dismissed our spate of recent reporting of ineptitude by NYPD officers.

Court to Local DAs: You Can Start Enforcing the Right-of-Way Law!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 24, 2019 | 18 Comments

A state appeals court says the city's "failure to yield" law is legal, rejecting an argument by a killer driver.

The ghost bike and now-missing tribute sign for Mathieu Lefevre. Photo provided by Erika Lefevre.

Mother Of Slain Brooklyn Cyclist Wants Her Son’s Tribute Sign Back

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 19, 2019 | 4 Comments

Mathieu Lefevre's last moment on earth was at the corner of Morgan and Meserole in Williamsburg. The sign memorializing the moment of his death has been removed.

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.

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