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NYC Has Laws Restricting Big Trucks on City Streets. Are Companies Obeying?
The death of Bronx high school student Renee Thompson, 16, on the Upper East Side Wednesday evening was the latest in a string of fatal crashes involving large trucks. Thompson was at least the seventh pedestrian killed by a semi-truck driver in New York City in the past year. While there are laws on the books intended to regulate the use of these vehicles, the state of truck enforcement in the city remains opaque, with NYPD's public information office (DCPI) generally providing no details about whether the vehicles involved in these crashes had the proper permits and safety equipment.
August 2, 2013
Ngozi Agbim, 73, Killed by Truck Driver at Crash-Prone Brooklyn Intersection
A senior was struck and killed by a truck driver at a crash-prone intersection in Brooklyn Monday.
June 25, 2013
Citi Bike Member Packets Include Cycling-Near-Trucks Safety Tips
Yesterday we had a feisty exchange of posts between Charles Komanoff and Nicole Gelinas about what the city should do to enhance safety for Citi Bike users (and everyone else).
May 22, 2013
How Green Is Grocery Delivery in Cities?
In a recent study out of Seattle, researchers Erica Wygonik and Anne Goodchild found that having groceries delivered by truck can cut mileage by up to 85 or 95 percent compared to driving a car. "It's like a bus for groceries," Goodchild told NPR. "Overwhelmingly, it's more efficient to be sharing a vehicle, even if it's a little larger."
May 10, 2013
Mott Haven Residents Rally for Safe Streets and Truck Enforcement
Early Saturday afternoon, about 25 people gathered at the corner of St. Annes Avenue and East 138th Street in the South Bronx, protesting heavy truck traffic and deadly driving in the Mott Haven neighborhood.
April 8, 2013
Brooklyn Victim Is Third NYC Pedestrian Killed by Truck Driver in Five Weeks
Update: NYPD has identified the victim as 83-year-old Irvin Gitlitz.
April 3, 2013
London Cycling Group Proposes a Safer Urban Truck
In the last few weeks, truck drivers have taken the lives of at least two NYC pedestrians: a 6-year-old child and a 60-year-old woman. Though the physics of the crashes were different -- one driver was turning, the other accelerating into a crosswalk -- in both cases the driver was said to have hit a person he did not know was there.
March 21, 2013
Questions About Truck Enforcement Linger After Amar Diarrassouba’s Death
It's been a week since truck driver Robert Carroll ran over and killed Amar Diarrassouba at First Avenue and 117th Street in East Harlem, and although NYPD says its crash investigation is complete, the department has so far failed to address major questions about the legality of the truck Carroll was driving.
March 7, 2013
East Harlem Doctor: “Trucks This Size Shouldn’t Be on Residential Streets”
Melanie Canon, a doctor based in East Harlem, was the first person to aid 6-year-old Amar Diarrassouba after he has fatally struck by a tractor-trailer driver Thursday morning. The New York Times' City Room blog published her wrenching account today.
March 4, 2013
Trucker Kills 7-Year-Old in East Harlem; NYPD and Media Eye Crossing Guard
A 7-year-old boy was killed by a truck driver this morning while walking to school in East Harlem. While no charges were filed against the driver, police and media are focused on the actions of a crossing guard, who was reportedly on a break when the crash occurred.
February 28, 2013