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Speed CamerasKings County Motorists Are Also Kings Of Speeding
A new study conducted by Transportation Alternatives reveals Brooklyn has the highest rate of traffic deaths in New York City and outpaces the citywide traffic injury rate by 21 percent. Transportation Alternatives Calls For Enforcement To Stop The Carnage
A motorcyclist was struck by a van today only a block from the location where a truck jumped the curb just yesterday and mowed down a crowd of pedestrians, killing an 89 year old woman. Life-Saving Speed Cams Find an Enemy in New York AAAMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 13, 2011 Legislation to bring automated speed enforcement to the city is drawing fire from the New York branch of AAA.
Submitted by volunteer on January 24, 2011 - 18:22. categories [ ]
Mother of Hit-and-Run Victim Laments NYPD Dead EndMedia Outlet: gothamistDate: November 26, 2010 Image:  Neil Chamberlain, a 28-year-old web designer, was crossing Calyer Street in Greenpoint one night in April when a driver sped off McGuinness Boulevard and fatally ran him down, then drove off. Image Caption: Neil Chamberlain
Submitted by volunteer on December 21, 2010 - 18:30. categories [ ]
New Push to Snap Speeders' PhotosMedia Outlet: Wall Street JournalDate: December 6, 2010 Long stymied by a reluctant state Legislature, New York City has won small victories in recent years that allow it to use more cameras to ticket cars that run red lights or stray into bus lanes.
Submitted by volunteer on December 21, 2010 - 17:52. categories [ ]
Speeding Cams Effective and Popular, But No Sure Thing in AlbanyMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: November 23, 2010 Image:  As valuable as 20 mph speed limits would be, for some New Yorkers they'd be dead letter law. Image Caption: When Scottsdale, Arizona's speeding cameras were temporarily not being used for enforcement, the number of speeders jumped by over 1,000 percent. Image: John Petrozza.
Submitted by volunteer on December 2, 2010 - 17:58. categories [ ]
Terminal Velocity Quantifies NYC's Speeding Epidemic, Need for Speed Enforcement CamerasMedia Outlet: Mobilizing the RegionDate: February 23, 2009 Image: ![ta_graph[1].jpg](http://transalt.org/files/newsroom/media/2009/images/ta_graph[1].jpg "ta_graph[1].jpg") Transportation Alternatives' recently-released report Terminal Velocity: New York City's Speeding Epidemic documents drivers' speeds at 13 of the most dangerous locations in the five boroughs. Image Caption: Image: TSTC graph using Terminal Velocity data.
Submitted by volunteer on November 5, 2009 - 19:14. categories [ ]
Houston Speedway Maims and Kills, Study FindsMedia Hit link: http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_305/houstonspeedway.htmlMedia Outlet: Downtown ExpressDate: March 1, 2009 Image: ![speek[1].jpg](http://transalt.org/files/newsroom/media/2009/images/speek[1].jpg "speek[1].jpg") Drivers are speeding on city streets as fast as 66 miles per hour in school zones and in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, contributing to roughly 2,300 car crashes per year, a recently released Tr Image Caption: A chart from Transportation Alternatives’ report “Terminal Velocity: New York City’s Speeding Epidemic,” showing pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicles on East Houston St. and on nearby streets. The statistics, covering the 10-year period from 1995 to 2005, are from the state Department of Transportation. During that period, on E. Houston St. between Allen St. and the F.D.R. Drive, there were 14 fatalities (12 pedestrians and two bicyclists) and 562 injuries (375 pedestrians and 187 bicyclists), according to the statistics.
Submitted by volunteer on November 5, 2009 - 18:43. categories [ ]
New Website: Candidates for Council, Citywide Office Weigh in on Transportation
Tell Albany to support speed camerasExpiration Date: March 12, 2009
Contact State Senator Martin Dilan, the new Transportation Committee Chair, and urge him to give NYC the ability to install speed cameras on our most dangerous streets. |