Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

NYPD: “No Criminality” as Truck Driver Kills Woman in Brooklyn Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Oct 13, 2015 | 13 Comments

Update: NYPD told the Daily News the truck driver “had the right of way” when he drove over Latiesha Ramsey. The driver of a box truck fatally struck a woman in a crosswalk in Bedford-Stuyvesant this morning. NYPD filed no charges. Latiesha Ramsey, 37, was crossing Lafayette Avenue at around 10:20 when the driver ran her over while making […]

NYPD: “No Criminality” When Drivers Collide, Kill Woman on Bronx Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Oct 13, 2015 | 13 Comments

For the second time in less than a week, colliding motorists killed a person standing on a New York City sidewalk and NYPD filed no charges. On Monday afternoon the driver of a Coca-Cola truck struck a passenger car before hitting a group of people who were waiting for a bus in Port Morris, killing 37-year-old Sheniqua Silva and injuring […]

Side Guard Pilot Almost Complete — Next Up, the Other 95% of City Trucks

By Stephen Miller | Oct 2, 2015 | 4 Comments

In February, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a pilot program to add side guards, which prevent people from being dragged beneath the rear wheels of large vehicles, to 240 trucks in the city fleet. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which is managing the rollout, said today that it is two-thirds done with the project, and expects to have […]

NYPD Should Open Data on All Traffic Summonses, Not Just on Truck Routes

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2015 | 3 Comments

Legislation introduced by City Council members this week would require NYPD to publish data on crashes and summonses along NYC truck routes. The bill is intended to improve safety on truck routes, but a better approach would be to have NYPD post all traffic summons data. Intro 919, introduced by council members Margaret Chin, Jimmy Van Bramer, and transportation chair Ydanis […]

Will NYPD Charge Truck Driver Who Hit Cyclist in Corona Bike Lane?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2015 | 8 Comments

A truck driver hit a cyclist in a bike lane in Queens yesterday, causing serious injuries. Though the police account of the crash indicates the cyclist had the right of way, NYPD has not charged the driver with violating the Right of Way Law. The 19-year-old cyclist was traveling eastbound in the marked bike lane […]

The Appalling Rollback of Truck Safety Provisions in the DRIVE Act

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 28, 2015 | No Comments

A battle is brewing over the Senate transportation bill’s approach to truck safety. Though large trucks are involved in crashes that kill nearly 4,000 people a year — a number that has grown by 17 percent over the past five years — the DRIVE Act actually rolls back what few protections exist. The bill would allow […]

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