Wednesday’s Headlines: Impounding the Pavement Edition
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The MTA really showed up the city by impounding a car belonging to a recidivist scofflaw. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement
EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing
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Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.
DOT Wants Cameras to Catch Bike-Lane Blockers (But Will Albany Allow It?)
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Lights, camera ... get that cop out of my bike lane!
A Round and a Roundy: Passing the Buck on Unsafe Streets
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Finger-pointing is a municipal tradition. So it was after a reckless driver hit and killed a 3-month-old baby in Clinton Hill on Sept. 11.
Potential Victims Will Have to Keep Waiting for ‘Dangerous Vehicle’ Program to Begin
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The city won't start ordering recidivist reckless drivers to take a required safety classes until letters are sent out in "late October/early November," the Department of Transportation says.
Mayor Says He Doesn’t Know Why the ‘Reckless Driver’ Law Isn’t Saving Kids from the Deadliest Drivers
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It's like one hand doesn't know what the other hand isn't doing.