“We Can’t Afford to Wait Before a Super Speeder Kills Another New Yorker or Themselves”: Statements After Super Speeder Collides with MTA Bus, is Hospitalized

Drivers with 16 speed camera tickets are twice as likely to be involved in a crash resulting in serious injury or death. 

The Stop Super Speeders legislation would require speed limiters in cars that receive at least 16 school zone speeding tickets in a year. 

BROOKLYN, NY — This morning, a Honda Civic driver with 16 speed camera tickets and one red light camera ticket in 12 months slammed into an MTA bus, causing the bus to jump the curb and crash into a building in Bay Ridge. The car driver was taken to the hospital, and there were no passengers on the bus. 

The Stop Super Speeders bill, legislation that would mandate speed limiters in the vehicles of New Yorkers with 16 or more speeding tickets, passed the State Senate earlier this year but is still waiting on a vote in the State Assembly.

Statement from Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives: 

“Super Speeders aren’t just a threat to everyone traveling around New York City, they’re also a threat to themselves. I’m grateful that this was the rare, empty MTA bus, and no one was injured when the bus hit a building. While this crash could have been much more catastrophic, there is still a person in the hospital today. 

“Albany must pass the Stop Super Speeders bill not just to protect those who might be hit by a super speeder, but super speeders who will injure and kill themselves in a crash if they’re allowed to continue driving recklessly. 

“This time, it’s scary — but next time, it could be tragic. We can’t afford to wait before a super speeder kills another New Yorker or themselves.” 

Statement from Joe Jankoski, a member of Families for Safe Streets:

“If the Stop Super Speeders bill had already passed, this crash never would have happened. This morning’s incident is the perfect example of how speed limiter technology has the potential to prevent the most reckless drivers from speeding again, protecting them and everyone around them. But until the State Assembly passes the bill, more crashes like this will undoubtedly occur. 

“Nothing can bring back my partner Amanda Servedio, or anyone else affected by a super speeder, but crashes like these can be prevented. Pass the bill now.”

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