Reckless drivers who endanger young pedestrians by driving around NYC school buses while the stop sign is on might soon be caught on camera and ticketed. The proposal by Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) to equip buses with cameras is coming days after two NYC drivers were seen driving on school…
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Taxi driver so far not charged in fatal hit and run accident in NYC
A pedestrian died from her injuries after being struck by a taxi driver who tried to flee the scene of the accident but was shortly after arrested by the police. 26 year old Sherena Hundalani was walking on the sidewalk of Queens Boulevard near 63rd Road next to a gas station…
New Vision Zero action plan addresses dangerous NYC streets where most pedestrian fatalities occur
Half of NYC fatal pedestrian accidents occur on 7% or 424 miles of the city’s streets. These specific streets are going to be the main focus of the new Borough Pedestrian Safety Action Plans that were just released by the DOT yesterday. Mayor de Blasio announced that by the end…
NYC traffic accidents in 2018: bicycle accident fatalities at record low, motorist injuries at record high
NYC Motor vehicle accidents injuries reached a record high in 2018. 1,083 pedestrians, 4,281 cyclists, 18,687 passengers and 26,843 motorists suffered personal injury in a crash in New York City in 2018. 60,646 people were injured in NYC traffic accidents in 2018 compared to 58,990 in 2017 and 54,818 in…
Cuomo announces that the 2019 executive budget will include 290 speed cameras for New York City, Corey Johnson wants more
Speed cameras have proven their efficiency in reducing car accidents as well as pedestrian injuries and deaths. As part of the Vision Zero Program, 140 speed cameras were installed nearby schools all over the city. The installation of the cameras led to a decline of 63% of speeding in school…
Pedestrian killed by pickup truck in Brooklyn, NYC
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a pick up truck in New York City last Friday around 5 pm. 51 year old Jose Rubi was crossing Maspeth Avenue in Bushwick when he was hit by a 46 year old man driving a 2015 Ford pick up. The driver stayed at…
More motorists than pedestrians died in New York City streets last October
10 motorists and 7 pedestrians died in NYC traffic accidents in October. No fatalities were recorded among cyclists and vehicle passengers. Truck accidents reached a record high while bus accidents were unusually low for October. Motorcycle accidents started to decline compared to the summer months as the temperature drops and…
The pedestrian carnage continues in New York
3 pedestrians died in car accidents in New York this week-end. Staten Island Pedestrian killed in Brooklyn 65 year old Losif Morgenshteyn was fatally struck by a hit and run driver as he was changing a flat tire on the driver side of his car. The accident occurred on Saturday…
Another pedestrian died in NYC despite the “Dusk and Darkness” safety campaign
The NYPD announced last week that A NYC pedestrian died from his injuries the day after an accident that occurred in the Bronx on November 7th around 6:30 pm. 52 year old Alvaro Gutierrez was crossing Southern Boulevard at Elsmere Place when he was struck by a minivan. Gutierrez who…
The pedestrian carnage continues in NYC with 6 pedestrians fatally struck by cars recently in Queens and several others in other boroughs
Six NYC pedestrians were killed after being hit by cars in six different accidents in Queens over the last 10 days. On Sunday night around 6:30 pm, a 29 year old man was killed by a hit and run driver on Continental Avenue near Exeter Street in Forest Hill. Niklas Ahern…