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Letter Grades for Taxi and Livery Companies: TLC Commish Receptive to It
What if taxi and livery drivers in NYC received letter grades to reflect their safety records, the same way restaurants get grades from the health department? Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors raised the possibility at last night's Vision Zero town hall in Park Slope, and found a receptive audience in new TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi.
April 22, 2014
Actually, de Blasio’s Vision Zero Blueprint Has a Lot for Cab Drivers to Like
Bhairavi Desai may not believe speeding by cab drivers is a problem in NYC, but for someone whose job is to look out for cabbies' best interests, there should be a lot to like about Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero proposals.
February 19, 2014
Rosenthal Wants TLC Licenses Revoked for Serious Failure to Yield Crashes
Legislation from City Council Member Helen Rosenthal would revoke hack licenses of cab drivers who kill or seriously injure pedestrians and cyclists while failing to yield.
February 18, 2014
Will NYC Act to Get Deadly Cab Drivers Off the Streets? [Updated]
An analysis by the Post confirms that cab drivers who injure and kill pedestrians in NYC rarely face sanctions from the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
February 10, 2014
Post Wonders What Woman Did to Get Herself Run Over by Cab Driver
It used to be that the tabloids would focus on any mistake by an injured or deceased pedestrian while ignoring what a motorist did, or didn't do, to cause a crash. Now, in the absence of actual evidence that a pedestrian was in any way at fault, the Post has taken to spreading innuendo.
February 5, 2014
Barron Lerner: It’s Time to Treat Reckless Driving Like Drunk Driving
The most basic flaw in the New York State traffic justice system is that in most cases it fails to hold motorists accountable for deadly recklessness. Unless a motorist is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, killing someone with a car is usually not considered a crime.
January 24, 2014
9-Year-Old Boy, Mother, and Senior Killed in Weekend of Motorist Violence
Three pedestrians were fatally struck by motorists over the weekend, bringing to seven the number of people killed while walking in New York City in the first two weeks of 2014.
January 13, 2014
Cab Driver Who Killed 5-Year-Old Remains in Good Standing With TLC
The cab driver who killed a 5-year-old child in Brooklyn last year is still on the road. Meanwhile, the civil suit filed by the victim's parents was transferred to NYC this week from Texas, where the family lives.
December 19, 2013
Public Still Doesn’t Know Why Cy Vance Failed to Charge in Sian Green Case
Last Friday WNYC ran a piece in which Bronx vehicular crimes chief Joe McCormack explained why he thought Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance failed to file charges against the cab driver who drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and severed the leg of tourist Sian Green. The story offers valuable insight into the mindset of prosecutors, but key questions about the case remain unanswered.
November 18, 2013
No Charges From Cy Vance for Cab Driver Who Maimed Tourist Sian Green
The cab driver who hit a cyclist and drove onto a Midtown sidewalk, severing the leg of British tourist Sian Green, will not be charged with a crime by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
November 14, 2013