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Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data
Unlicensed drivers are now responsible for one-quarter of road fatalities — and are linked to fatal crashes much more often now than pre-pandemic, a new Streetsblog analysis shows.
January 12, 2026
Van Driver Kills Cyclist on Riverside Drive: Cops
The victim was a philanthropist who was cycling up Riverside Drive in Washington Heights early on Sunday.
December 11, 2025
‘Not Grieving Alone’: A Father’s Artistic Journey After Losing Two Kids to Road Violence
Colin Campbell and his wife Gail Lerner lost both their children in a car crash with impaired driver. Now, it's a show.
September 28, 2023
Tuesday Headlines: Traffic Violence of Multiple Varieties Edition
The transportation chattering classes were focused on Monday on very different — but equally troubling — instances of violence resulting from the mismanagement of our streets in favor of cars and speed over safety. Plus other news.
March 21, 2023
Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers
Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.
September 27, 2022
STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes
An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.
July 15, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
March 8, 2021
