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Rodriguez Revives Push for Truck Guards After First Cyclist Death of 2015
A private garbage truck operator killed a cyclist, and a driver killed a pedestrian in separate incidents in Queens over the holiday weekend. NYPD and District Attorney Richard Brown filed no charges in either case.
January 20, 2015
The Simple Change to Truck Design That Can Save Lives
When someone is struck by a turning truck driver in New York City, the worst injuries are typically caused when the vehicle's back wheels run over the victim. Amar Diarrassouba, Ngozi Agbim, Noshat Nahian, Jessica Dworkin, and Renee Thompson were among the New Yorkers run over by the rear wheels of large trucks in recent years.
December 18, 2014
Two Pedestrians Killed in 24 Hours, Including Seventh MTA Victim of 2014
Update: The victim in the MTA crash was identified as Edgar Torres. WNYC reports that, according to a witness, Torres was in a crosswalk and crossing with the signal when he was hit.
October 30, 2014
Martin Srodin, 46, Killed by Semi Truck Driver in Glendale Crosswalk
A truck driver killed a pedestrian in Glendale this morning. Police had filed no charges as of this afternoon. It is unclear if the truck was legally allowed to operate on city streets.
October 23, 2014
Woman Struck by Truck Driver on Flatbush at Atlantic “Likely to Die”
Update: The victim in this crash was identified as Winnifred Matthias, 77. She died from her injuries.
October 20, 2014
311 Is a Joke: NYPD Ignores Bike Lane-Blocking Big Rigs in Red Hook
In the space of a few hours this afternoon, one cyclist's experience, chronicled in real time on Twitter, summed up NYPD's indifference to keeping bike lanes clear of motor vehicles.
June 10, 2014
Panel: NYC Electeds Need to Get Serious About Funding Infrastructure
This morning, the Association for a Better New York, a business group, hosted a discussion on the city's infrastructure. The focus was squarely on transportation, and the message wasn't pretty. Panelists warned of dire consequences if elected officials don't act on the precarious state of transportation funding.
April 23, 2014
Trucks and Cities Are Like Oil and Water. Here’s a Solution.
About 350 pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are killed each year by large trucks in this country. Big freight trucks are incompatible with cities in many ways, bringing danger, pollution, noise, and traffic congestion. They park in bike lanes and have shockingly big blind spots, putting everyone around them at risk. And yet, most cities haven't found a way to reconcile the need to move goods with all their other priorities.
January 9, 2014
Unlicensed Truck Driver Kills Noshat Nahian, 8, in Northern Blvd Crosswalk
This morning just before 8:00 a.m., Noshat Nahian, age 8, was on his way from his home on 32nd Avenue to school at PS 152 when a tractor-trailer driver turning left onto Northern Boulevard struck Nahian in the crosswalk along 61st Street. He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
December 20, 2013
City: Recycling Plastic Foam Would Add 1,000 Deadly Trucks to NYC Streets
Sanitation truck drivers are among the most dangerous to NYC pedestrians and cyclists, and two City Council bills that could lead to recycling -- rather than banning -- plastic-foam containers may end up putting 1,000 more trash haulers on city streets.
December 9, 2013