"In 2020, a 10-year-old boy was killed by a truck driver while walking to school with his mother in Corona, Queens. In 2021, a driver killed one child and seriously injured another in front of a school in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In 2022, a 15-year-old girl was killed by a school bus driver in front of James Madison High School in Sheepshead Bay."
"Daylighting reclaiming one parking spot adjacent to crosswalks to improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians is a simple and effective treatment that makes streets safer. Whether you're walking your kids to school, biking to work, or driving to the store, daylighting makes navigating city streets easier. When visibility is improved, drivers can better understand the points of conflict at an intersection, make smart decisions as they approach, slow down if something unexpected happens, and easily avoid crashes."
"As a father to school-aged boys, I share the deep anxiety so many other New York parents hold that one day my kids won't make it home safely. But I also have hope, because right now, Speaker Adams has the opportunity to bring a life-saving street safety intervention to every street in our city by advancing Intro 1138 to make universal daylighting the law in New York City."
Multiple children were killed by drivers near schools across New York City between 2020 and 2024, including incidents in Corona, Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, Fort Greene, and South Williamsburg. These tragedies demonstrate that streets are not yet safe for children. Daylighting reclaims one parking spot adjacent to crosswalks to improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians. Improved visibility helps drivers recognize conflict points, make better approach decisions, slow when needed, and avoid crashes. Universal daylighting is proven, used across the United States, and is codified in New York State law, yet New York City has not implemented it universally.
Read at www.amny.com
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