Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cycle of Rage

The mayor in his natural habitat — a taxpayer-funded monster truck. Does he know that car drivers should also wear helmets?

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor Chooses Politics over Facts in Backing NTSB Helmet Recommendation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

For the second time in as many months, Mayor de Blasio has willfully ignored facts to align himself with an anti-biking policy that would dramatically reduce cycling.

Luis Garcia was hit and killed by a driver on Flatbush Avenue. It turns out, the driver has a long record of speeding. Photo: Courtesy of Carmen Torres

Vision Zero Blind Spot: ‘Georgia’ Driver Who Killed Man on Flatbush is a Serial Speeder

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Getting to see an official police report reveals the essential shoddiness of crash investigations — and how assumptions need to be challenged.

NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Thomas Chan was ill prepared during and after a Council hearing on Thursday. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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The Lameness of Chief Thomas Chan

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments

The top-ranking transportation official in the police department — again — defended the agency's anti-cycling agenda.

Konstanz, Germany: This is what a anxiety-free street looks like. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio’s Half-Hearted Vision Zero is a Blood-Soaked Joke

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 19, 2019 | 34 Comments

We're not just a little behind Europe on livable streets and sustainable logistics — we're not even on the same planet.

The flier for tonight's bikelash gathering suggests that reducing car ownership will endanger neighborhoods.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Entitled Car Owners are Selfish Hypocrites Who Won’t Even Defend their Position

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 17, 2019 | 70 Comments

Ignore tonight's latest gathering of entitled car owners at your own risk. The "save our neighborhood" crowd has turned pro-car.

Thanks to cars, children in New York are never really safe. Photo: Bess Adler

Schools Open Today — A Reminder of the Harmful Legacy of Cars and Kids

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 5, 2019 | 10 Comments

Every day that we send our kids to school is another day when they may not come back. It's not school shootings or abductions that parents worry about — it's their neighbors in their cars. A Streetsblog photo essay by Bess Adler.

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