Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Months After Traffic Deaths, NYPD Denies Access to Crash Information

By Brad Aaron | Mar 11, 2010 | 10 Comments

At the beginning of the year, Streetsblog embarked on a project we hope will shed light on city pedestrian and cyclist fatalities that appear to have been written off as blameless "accidents." To date, we have filed freedom of information requests with NYPD pertaining to 10 pedestrian deaths, and will be reporting on the progress […]

Albany to Drunk Drivers: We’ll Go Easy on You

By Brad Aaron | Feb 25, 2010 | 11 Comments

While traffic safety proponents and law enforcers are pushing for measures to clamp down on unlicensed driving, some state legislators want to keep accused drunk drivers on the road. As reported by On Transport, Senate Bill 3627 and its companion Assembly bill would change existing law that regulates the period between a DWI charge and […]

Strict Liability: Civil Law for Civil Streets

By Brad Aaron | Feb 9, 2010 | 9 Comments

Yesterday we highlighted a Bob Mionske column that eloquently lays out inherent biases common in U.S. traffic codes and proposes measures we can take to start correcting them. One of them is strict liability, which generally assigns responsibility for a collision to the operator of the vehicle likely to do the most damage (just as […]

Mionske: Vulnerable User Laws a First Step Toward True Traffic Justice

By Brad Aaron | Feb 8, 2010 | 6 Comments

In the second installment of his two-part "traffic injustice" series (here’s part one), cycling attorney Bob Mionske covers a lot of ground. While much of it will lead Streetsblog readers to nod in knowing agreement, what struck us is the way Mionske exposes how a transportation system so dominated by multi-ton vehicles has basically absolved […]

DA Begins Inquiry Into NYPD-Involved Pedestrian Fatality

By Brad Aaron | Feb 5, 2010 | 2 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office is beginning an inquiry into the collision that killed Karen Schmeer last Friday, and expects to review all circumstances leading up the crash, according to a spokesperson. Witnesses cited by the Daily News say cops pursued three men suspected of petty theft at an Upper West Side pharmacy before […]

Slap on the Wrist for Staten Island Pedestrian Killer

By Brad Aaron | Feb 3, 2010 | 9 Comments

Joseph Catrama, right, was speeding and ran a red light before killing Nathan Pakow as he waited for a bus in Ocean Breeze. Photos: Staten Island Advance Joseph Catrama, the 19-year-old driver whose out-of-control Hyundai struck and killed Nathan Pakow at a Staten Island bus stop last February, will serve no more than six months […]

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