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Vance to Albany Obstructionists: Stop Blocking Speed Cams
Pretty much every line of Cy Vance's op-ed on the value of speed cameras is worthy of an excerpt. But the takeaway should be this: Every relevant sector of city government has endorsed the proposed NYC speed camera demonstration program.
April 3, 2013
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Hit 10 People, Leaving Boy Brain Dead
A motorist jumped the curb and slammed into a bus stop and scaffolding in East Flatbush on Saturday, striking up to 10 pedestrians. Four people were hospitalized in critical condition, including a woman and her young son. According to the Post, Denim McLean, whose age has been reported as 2 and 3, is brain dead.
April 1, 2013
Council Passes Resolution Asking Albany for Speed Cams; Will Senate Say Yes?
This afternoon, the City Council passed a resolution asking Albany to move forward with legislation allowing New York City to install a speed camera demonstration program.
March 20, 2013
Vincent Gentile: Speed Cams Must Be Part of the Enforcement Toolkit
This afternoon, the City Council is expected to vote on a resolution asking Albany to allow a speed camera demonstration program in New York City. With Council Speaker Christine Quinn backing the measure, there's little doubt speed cams will pick up the council's endorsement.
March 20, 2013
Senate Committee Votes to Close Loophole in Careless Driving Law
Just hours after the City Council transportation committee unanimously passed a resolution asking Albany to take action, the Senate transportation committee advanced a bill, with an 18-1 vote, that would close a loophole in Hayley and Diego's Law, with the goal of increased enforcement of the state's careless driving law by police and district attorneys.
March 19, 2013
Council Transpo Committee Approves Speed Camera Resolution
The City Council transportation committee has overwhelmingly passed a resolution in support of NYC's first-ever speed camera program.
March 19, 2013
Another Case for Speed Cameras: Young Kids Can’t Hear Oncoming Cars
The Wall Street Journal yesterday published the results of a study on how sensitive kids and adults are to the sounds of oncoming vehicles. The findings should be a wake-up call to parents of young children in NYC, where speeding in the vicinity of schools is rampant.
March 19, 2013
Vacca Defends Speed Cams While Ulrich Defends Speeding
This afternoon, the City Council's transportation committee held a hearing on resolutions asking Albany to move forward on two street safety initiatives: legislation allowing New York City to start a speed camera demonstration program, and a bill to close a loophole in the state's careless driving law. Votes on the resolutions are expected at the full City Council meeting on Wednesday.
March 18, 2013
DOT: Speeding the Leading Cause of NYC Traffic Deaths in 2012
Motor vehicle occupant deaths increased by 46 percent from 2011 to last year, NYC DOT said today, as the agency emphasized the need for automated enforcement with the release of 2012 traffic fatality counts.
March 18, 2013
Brooklyn Senator Marty Golden Lobbies Against Life-Saving Speed Cameras
State Senator Marty Golden and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association are working to keep life-saving speed enforcement cameras out of NYC.
March 18, 2013