The New York City Department of Transportation announced a speed limit reduction to 20 mph in DUMBO, designating the area as a Regional Slow Zone to enhance traffic safety. The zone, covering 0.18 square miles, has experienced one fatality and ten severe injuries over the past five years. The initiative follows Sammy's Law, empowering the city to lower speed limits comprehensively. NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stressed the importance of these reductions in potentially saving lives, particularly for vulnerable pedestrians in busy areas.
Lowering vehicle speed limits by even a few miles per hour could be the difference between life or death in a traffic crash.
The DOT has also reduced speed limits at 70 locations since last fall following the passage of Sammy's Law, granting the city greater authority.
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