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Traffic Deaths

  1. getting around
    It Was One of the Deadliest Years for New York City CyclistsBut pedestrian traffic deaths are reaching historic lows. What’s going on?
    By John Surico
  2. street view
    Making Headway on the Perfect New York StreetTwo years after our last close look, real signs of progress.
    By Justin Davidson
  3. getting around
    ‘It Wouldn’t Bring Back My Son, But Other Lives Would Be Saved’For the third year in a row, the mothers behind Sammy’s Law are proposing that the state allow NYC to control its own speed limits.
    By Julianne Cuba
  4. getting around
    It’s Already Been a Deadly Year for New York CyclistsAnd we haven’t even reached peak riding season yet.
    By Alissa Walker
  5. street view
    The Upper West Side’s Zone of Pedestrian DeathThe area around 96th Street is dangerous. And it’s hardly the worst in town.
    By Justin Davidson
  6. getting around
    New York’s Halloween Streets Plan Should Be in Place Year-RoundIt shouldn’t be this dangerous for kids to walk around their neighborhoods.
    By Alissa Walker
  7. getting around
    Can You Make Drivers Pay Attention to Cyclists?Automakers are betting that a series of built-in alerts will help save lives.
    By Alissa Walker
  8. getting around
    Should It Be Easier to Take Away a Driver’s License?It’s not a right, but we often treat it like one.
    By Alissa Walker
  9. getting around
    Bring on the SUV CrushingIf New York City wants to do safety spectacle, let’s go big.
    By Alissa Walker
  10. getting around
    Hoboken Hasn’t Had a Traffic Death in 4 Years. What’s It Doing Right?For starters: Street corners rebuilt for visibility, and decisive politicians.
    By Christopher Robbins
  11. getting around
    Ann Coulter Discovers the War on CarsHer math checks out.
    By Alissa Walker
  12. getting around
    Bring on the Concrete Bike LanesThey’re not always pretty, but they work.
    By Alissa Walker
  13. getting around
    The Very Intentional Way the U.S. Became a Nation of “Accidents”Jessie Singer’s book argues, persuasively, that we’re doing this to ourselves.
    By Alissa Walker
  14. getting around
    We Graded Pete Buttigieg’s Road-Safety PlanPromising policy, with questions about implementation.
    By Alissa Walker
  15. getting around
    The New Department of Transportation Commissioner Is a Clear ImprovementYdanis Rodriguez has a long track record of pushing safer streets policies in New York City, unlike his predecessor.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  16. safer streets
    Grim New Numbers: Traffic Deaths Highest Since 2007Speeding, mostly, seems to be the cause.
    By Alissa Walker
  17. special delivery
    Sure, Laugh Away. But Every Big Vehicle Should Look Like the New USPS TruckWe admit it’s goofy-looking, but it’s a much safer design for crowded cities.
    By Alissa Walker
  18. streets
    This Spring, We All Drove Much Less. Yet Traffic Deaths Went Up. Why?The lure of the open street.
    By Alissa Walker
  19. bill de blasio’s new york
    Speed-Tracking Cameras Can Make the City Money While Making It SaferA test batch has resulted in 12,000 violations since September.
    By Chris Smith
  20. street fight
    De Blasio Tackles ‘Epidemic of Traffic Fatalities’Saying the goal is literally zero deaths.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. street fight
    Mayor De Blasio and the Pedestrian Body CountJust as he’s judged by the murder rate.
    By Justin Davidson
  22. sad things
    Traffic Cop Killed by Truck While Making Phone CallThought he had stepped out of the line of danger.
    By Adam Martin
  23. sad things
    Cop Who Hit Teacher Was Apparently Talking on the PhoneSo witnesses have said.
    By Adam Martin
  24. crimes and misdemeanors
    Brooklyn Limo Passenger Dragged to DeathAlcohol apparently had something to do with it.
    By Adam Martin
  25. sad things
    Skateboarder Killed by Truck Near Union SquareEyewitness accounts vary, but no criminality is suspected.
    By Joe Coscarelli