Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Hayley and Diego’s Law Clears State Assembly

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2010 | No Comments

A few minutes ago, Hayley and Diego’s Law cleared a vote in the full State Assembly. The next hurdle is the codes committee in the fractious State Senate, where it’s scheduled to come up for a vote tomorrow. The legislation would create a new category of traffic offense — "careless driving" — intended to make […]

“Black Box” Standard for New Cars Could Be Big Gain for Street Safety

By Charles Komanoff | Jun 9, 2010 | 48 Comments

While Albany dithers over bus lane cameras, there’s encouraging movement in Washington on a different automated-enforcement front: a rule to equip new cars with "black boxes" capable of recording up to 60 seconds worth of pre-crash data. The NYPD investigation into the 2008 crash that killed cyclist Rasha Shamoon relied heavily on interviews with the […]

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Unveils Strategy to Expand Traffic Safety Resources

By Ben Fried | May 27, 2010 | 7 Comments

During last year’s campaign for Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance came out with a broad traffic safety platform, promising to beef up investigations into deaths caused by drivers. Many of those commitments turned into official policy today, as Vance announced a significant expansion of the DA’s vehicular crimes unit. Vance also pledged to support state […]

Bill to Protect Pedestrians and Cyclists Clears Committee Votes in Assembly

By Noah Kazis | May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments

Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, speaking, with Daniel Squadron and Scott Stringer at last year’s rally for Hayley and Diego’s Law. To Squadron’s right are Wendy Cheung, Hayley Ng’s aunt, and Jon Adler, representative for the families of Ng and Diego Martinez. Hayley and Diego’s Law, a bill making its way through Albany that would give […]

Driver Who Killed Cyclist Jake McDonaugh Pleads Not Guilty to Homicide

By Noah Kazis | May 14, 2010 | 3 Comments

Image: NY1 Michael Oxley, the driver who killed 18-year-old cyclist Jake McDonaugh on Flatbush Avenue in April, pled not guilty to five charges — including criminally negligent homicide — at his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday. He is currently out on bail, which the judge set at $75,000. The next court date is set […]

City, State DOTs Ask Albany to Help Keep Road Workers Safe

By Brad Aaron | Apr 20, 2010 | No Comments

NYCDOT workers at Monday’s memorial dedication. Photo: nycstreets/Flickr On Monday DOT marked National Work Zone Awareness Week with a new PR campaign and a call for state legislators to adopt penalties for drivers who endanger road workers — and, ergo, city pedestrians and cyclists. There were 720 work zone fatalities nationwide in 2008, 80 percent […]

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