Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

Off-Route Semi Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Park Slope [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Apr 20, 2016 | 133 Comments

Cyclist killed in Park Slope when he “collided into the rear tire” of tractor-trailer on 6th Ave: NYPD. pic.twitter.com/0KjFtYL1nD — Andy Newman (@andylocal) April 20, 2016 Update: Times reporter Andy Newman tweeted a DCPI notice concerning this crash. NYPD identified the victim as 33-year-old James Gregg. Police say the truck driver and Gregg were traveling […]

Concerned About Illegal Parking? Stuff It, Says P.C. Richard & Son

By Brad Aaron | Apr 12, 2016 | 6 Comments

@PCRichardandSon What’s today’s excuse for blocking traffic? The loading zone was clear just 50′ to the east. pic.twitter.com/VRZrkPT3eC — Jeremy M. Posner (@jmp_nyc) April 11, 2016 Here’s one company doing business in NYC that doesn’t want to hear about fleet safety. When Jeremy M. Posner tweeted P.C. Richard and Son about a double-parked delivery truck in front of a […]

TA Will Track Safety Policies of NYC’s Private Fleet Operators

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2016 | 7 Comments

Transportation Alternatives is calling on private fleet operators who do business in New York City to talk about what they’re doing to make employees safer drivers. “Fleet management is one of the most effective ways to reduce injuries and fatalities on New York City’s streets,” said TA Executive Director Paul Steely White in a press release. “Fleet managers set […]

Retired Fire Chief: Make American Firetrucks Fit City Streets, Not Vice Versa

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 22, 2016 | No Comments

It’s a sad irony that fire departments, while essential to public safety, are often a major obstacle to safer streets in American cities. When cities try to redesign streets to reduce traffic injuries and get drivers to travel at safer speeds, the local fire department often steps in to prevent changes that it believes will hinder the movement of its enormous trucks. Fire departments […]

No ROW Charge for Garbage Hauler Who Killed Woman in UES Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 16, 2016 | 19 Comments

A pedestrian was struck and killed by the driver of a private garbage truck on the Upper East Side yesterday. Police determined the driver failed to yield but did not charge him with violating the Right of Way Law. The crash happened at around 4:30 Tuesday morning. According to reports, Jodi McGrath was crossing First Avenue […]

Vance Drops Right of Way Charge Against Truck Driver Who Killed Senior

By Brad Aaron | Feb 10, 2016 | 52 Comments

Driver arrested for ” failure to yield to ped”http://t.co/PaZU5zPzZ7 — NYPD Highway (@NYPDHighway) October 11, 2014 Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance dropped a Right of Way Law charge against a truck driver who killed a senior on the Upper East Side. On the afternoon of October 10, 2014, Victor Hernandez hit 86-year-old Peter Romano with a […]

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