Statement from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets after Stop Super Speeders Passes State Senate
Drivers with 16 speed camera tickets are twice as likely to be involved in a crash resulting in serious injury or death.
This legislation would require speed limiters in cars that receive at least 16 school zone speeding tickets in a year.
Research by Transportation Alternatives has found that New York City's top 10 super speeders received over 2,700 school zone speed camera tickets combined in 2024 alone.
ALBANY, NY — Today, the Stop Super Speeders bill passed the State Senate. The bill is awaiting a vote in the Assembly.
Statement from Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives:
“This is a huge step forward for a groundbreaking piece of legislation that will save lives and transform how we control reckless driving in New York. Thank you to the State Senate for passing this landmark legislation, and to Senator Gounardes, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Senate Transportation Committee Chair Cooney for your tireless leadership on this issue.
“But this vote alone isn't enough to stop the most reckless drivers from speeding. The Assembly must act now. We won't stop fighting. Speeding hasn’t stopped, so neither will we.”
Statement from Darnell Sealy-McCrorey, a member of Families for Safe Streets:
“Last year, my daughter was killed by a reckless driver in New York City — and for the past several months, I have dedicated myself to fighting for the Stop Super Speeders bill and ending traffic deaths. I know this bill will save the lives of New Yorkers just like my daughter, and I’m counting on our leaders in the State Assembly to move this bill now. No other parents should have to experience my family’s pain.”
Statement from Families for Safe Streets Executive Committee Co-chair Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio:
“This is a huge victory. Passing this bill through one house is a real progress, and it sets us up to win and start New York State down a path to save more lives. We need the Assembly to move this bill forward now; speed limiters work, and we’re going to keep fighting until it’s the law across the state.”
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