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Unions Agree: Let Bus Drivers Kill People With the Right of Way
Just about all of New York's major labor unions signed a Transport Workers Union letter demanding that MTA bus drivers be allowed to legally injure and kill people who are walking or biking with the right of way.
June 12, 2015
When It Comes to Bike Enforcement, NYPD Can Do Better Than This
Warm weather means more bicyclists on city streets. It also means more ham-handed attempts by NYPD to improve bike safety, and officers are out in force this week ticketing people on bikes.
June 12, 2015
Why Does Rory Lancman Want to Save Drivers From “Scofflaw Pedestrians”?
City Council Member Rory Lancman wants to make it more difficult for NYPD to charge drivers who injure and kill people when, in his words, "accidents are caused by poor road conditions, bad weather and scofflaw pedestrians." But if anything, NYPD has been exceedingly cautious in applying the Right of Way Law when there's a chance the victim was not in a crosswalk.
May 20, 2015
Cabbie Faces Right of Way Charges for Critically Injuring Midtown Pedestrian
Taxi driver Babul Miah, 29, faces charges under the city's Right of Way Law after critically injuring a 20-year-old woman who was in the crosswalk at Eighth Avenue and West 57th Street on Saturday at approximately 5:30 p.m.
May 18, 2015
Will NYPD Charge Driver Who Rammed Woman on Sidewalk and Left Scene?
A motorist who deliberately drove down a Manhattan sidewalk, rammed a pedestrian, left the scene and reportedly hit a second person in Brooklyn might not be charged with a crime, according to one of the victims.
May 14, 2015
No Right-of-Way Charge for Cab Driver Who Killed Senior in UES Crosswalk
A yellow cab driver fatally struck a senior in an Upper East Side crosswalk Saturday, and no charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The crash occurred in the 19th Precinct, where as of March officers had issued just 10 speeding tickets in 2015.
May 11, 2015
NYC DOT Needs to Turn On the Rest of Its Speed Cameras ASAP
Total traffic injuries and fatalities in NYC declined in the first three months of 2015 compared to the same period last year, according to NYPD crash data. While it's too early to isolate the effect of the city's speed camera program on street safety, the available evidence strongly suggests cameras are a factor in the city's continued improvement.
April 27, 2015
Daily News Inadvertently Reveals the Extent of NYC’s Speeding Epidemic
If you're a Daily News reader, today is your lucky day. The paper that is not afraid to oppose safer streets for walking, biking, and driving has a major exclusive, and it is this: New York City has a small number of speed cameras, and they are catching more speeding drivers than NYPD.
March 30, 2015
Crash Victim Lawsuit: App Use by Uber Drivers Is Negligent and Illegal
Erin Sauchelli, who was seriously injured by an Uber driver while walking in Manhattan, has filed a lawsuit claiming the app Uber drivers use to respond to hails causes driver distraction in violation of New York State law. The driver, Aliou Diallo, killed Sauchelli's boyfriend, Wesley Manning, in the collision, but he remains in good standing with the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
March 20, 2015