Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

DA Candidate Aborn Unveils Transportation Safety Plank

By Ben Fried | Aug 14, 2009 | 4 Comments

The collision that claimed the life of eight-year-old Axel Pablo yesterday afternoon was another sobering reminder of New York City law enforcement’s institutional failure to deter deadly driving. Police let the cab driver who killed Pablo, Akim Saiful Alam, leave their custody after deciding that he had not committed a criminal act. Even adherence to […]

NYPD Arrests Pedestrian After Near-Death Brush With Raging Motorist

By Brad Aaron | Aug 13, 2009 | 46 Comments

Center Boulevard and 48th Avenue, the Long Island City intersection where a pedestrian was nearly mowed down by an erratic and angry driver. Locations approximate. Image: Google Maps/Carly Clark A Queens man will go to court tomorrow following a charge that he damaged the vehicle of a driver who — twice — nearly ran him […]

DA Candidate Aborn: Traffic Deaths Not Just “Accidents”

By Brad Aaron | Aug 4, 2009 | 11 Comments

Candidate for Manhattan district attorney Richard Aborn has a piece on The Huffington Post today comparing New York homicides with traffic fatalities, and pledging to give traffic crime the attention it deserves. Richard Aborn. Photo: Brad Aaron While "effective policing and prosecution" have lowered the homicide rate to around 500 per year, Aborn says, the […]

1.2 Million Traffic Summonses Is Nothing to Be Proud Of

By Brad Aaron | Aug 4, 2009 | 5 Comments

Just another city motorist breaking the law with impunity. Photo: NYT In his response to Executive Order, the thorough and damning report on lax NYPD traffic enforcement released by Transportation Alternatives last month, Commissioner Ray Kelly was dismissive and defensive. "I don’t know what they are talking about," said Kelly. "In 2007 and 2008 we […]

Want to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths? Stop Letting Their Killers Walk.

By Brad Aaron | Jul 31, 2009 | 17 Comments

In her Streetsblog Network post on Tuesday, Sarah covered the alarming recent spike in New Jersey pedestrian fatalities. According to stats cited by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, more than 90 pedestrians have died on New Jersey roads so far this year, a nation-leading number that accounts for an astounding 30 percent of that […]

You Can Get Away With Anything in Traffic Court, With a Little Patience

By Ben Fried | Jul 21, 2009 | 66 Comments

What happens after a ticket is issued? For the full flow chart, see page 74 of Executive Order. To deter dangerous driving, first you need to catch the bad behavior. That’s where Ray Kelly, the NYPD, and Albany legislators (who must grant New York City permission to install enforcement cameras) can make huge strides. But […]

Show More Stories