“New NYPD Unit Will Crack Down on Drivers Who Fail to Yield — But Nearly Half of Those Tickets Are Still Tossed Out” — City Limits
Of the total summonses issued during the full year of 2019 where 19-190 was the top charge, 56...
“Brooklyn DA Admits ‘Mistake’ For Letting Killer Driver Off The Hook” — Streetsblog
Attorney Steve Vaccaro, who is representing the Clinton family, said he hopes this failure will lead the DA’s...
Steve Vaccaro Discusses Bikes And The Law On WBAI 99.5fm
Steve Vaccaro joined Eben Weiss (a.k.a. “Bike Snob NYC”) on his weekly radio show on WBAI 99.5fm for...
“Trucker With Suspended License Killed a Cyclist — And Got Only Another Suspended License” — Streetsblog
State Department of Motor Vehicles Judge Elizabeth Niemi ordered on Oct. 4 that Torres’s license be suspended for...
“Robyn Hightman Found a Life on Bikes. In an Instant It Was Gone.” — Bicycling Magazine
Over the past decade in New York City, more than 160,000 people have been struck by motorists. More...
“‘F*cking Crazy’: No Charges For Truck Driver Who Killed 25-Year-Old Cyclist Aurilla Lawrence” — Gothamist
Streetsblog, which first reported the news, spoke with the victim’s sister, Kathryn, who called the situation “absolutely outrageous.” An...
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“Cyclist Killed by Cement Truck and 2 Other Deaths Spur ‘Emergency'” — New York Times
A bike messenger was fatally hit by a truck while riding in morning traffic in Manhattan. Three days...
“Can the City Change Course on How a Key ‘Vision Zero’ Law is Enforced?” — City Limits
Advocates say one of the challenges to adjudicating these types of summonses in an administrative court is that...
“Cyclist Killed In Long Island Hit-And-Run Remembered As ‘Ubiquitous,’ ‘Generous’ Presence In NYC Bike Community,” Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist
In the wake of the hit-and-run crash that killed legendary Five Borough Bike Tour volunteer David Schlichting, David’s...