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When discussions about pedestrian accidents in New York City are brought up, some may assume the topic is traffic safety. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, construction accidents are a significant source of injuries and fatalities to those on the city’s...
Walking is an important form of transportation in New York City, but those on the city’s sidewalks are not necessarily headed to work or school. Older residents also take advantage of the walkability of their neighborhoods. Unfortunately, according to the New York...
Even though they have the same rights and responsibilities as drivers, cyclists are particularly vulnerable on the streets of New York. The New York City Department of Transportation is proactive in working toward bicycle accident prevention, promoting awareness and...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio implemented Vision Zero in an effort to reduce the number of traffic fatalities and injuries. In a related move, the city council has a bill pending now that could remove at least 200 parking spaces close to crosswalks throughout the...
The Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee was recently asked to vote on the creation of new bike lanes that will run down St. Nicholas Avenue, and they gave the proposal a vote of support. The Washington Heights area has already seen the creation of...
It's been a year now since the "Right of Way Law" in New York City went into effect. A cornerstone of the Vision Zero initiative of the city's mayor, Bill De Blasio, the legislation made harming bicyclists and pedestrians who have the right of way a misdemeanor for...
While accidents in New York often seem random and chaotic, it's usually pretty easy to find the causes for those accidents after the dust settles. Below are eight of the most common reasons that people are struck by cars in the state. -- Congested traffic on city...
It's often said that the driver is always at fault, or that the pedestrian always has the right of way. Now, while drivers should certainly make an effort to avoid hitting pedestrians, is it true that the pedestrian can never be at fault? The reality is that there are...
Did you know that it is a misdemeanor crime in New York City to endanger pedestrians by failing to yield? This charge is most often brought against those who cause NYC pedestrian accidents that result in injury or death. However, failure to yield is an ongoing problem...
If the average citizen in New York runs into a cyclist who has the right of way or a pedestrian, that citizen can be arrested by the officers who respond to the scene. This is based on the Right of Way Law, which says that people can be charged with misdemeanors if...
Passing a school bus that has come to a stop may seem like a minor thing to some drivers. In fact, one has only to look at a recent Governor's Traffic Safety Committee report to realize that even though it's illegal to pass a school bus, most drivers don't take the...
Between 2011 and 2013, 732 pedestrians lost their lives in New York City in traffic accidents. Of those 732 individuals, 453 were killed in the five counties just north of New York City and in Long Island. These numbers are from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign...
New York City is known as being very dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists. However, the number of pedestrians that were killed in traffic accidents in 2014 was the lowest in 100 years -- 132. The year before, there were 180 pedestrians killed, which was the...
A family recently settled a $30 million lawsuit after an 11-year-old girl was killed by a motorist while exiting a school bus. The family will receive a confidential amount from the local school district. The bus accident, which occurred in Wyoming, prompted a state...
Drunk driving is a terrifying epidemic that can victimize anyone at anytime. One of the troubling aspects of drunk driving is that intoxicated drivers come from all backgrounds. Gender, economic class and age are not indicators of who may decide to drive drunk. There...
