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New York City
fromNews 12 - Default
2 days agoAdvocates claim at least seven traffic fatalities in the past week across NYC
Seven people were killed by cars in New York City in one week, with advocates attributing preventable deaths to lack of protected bike lanes, inadequate speed enforcement, and insufficient traffic calming measures.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 week agoPedestrian Dies in Outer Mission Hit-and-Run, Cyclist Suffers Traumatic Injuries in Inner Sunset
San Francisco experienced multiple fatal and severe traffic incidents in one week, with five pedestrian deaths recorded this year, prompting calls for accelerated Vision Zero safety initiatives.
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
1 week agoWe need to rethink our love affair with big vehicles
Larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks pose significantly greater safety risks to pedestrians and cyclists than standard passenger cars, with research showing they are 45% deadlier and children are eight times more likely to be killed by them.
fromNBC New York
3 months agoChronic speeder gets up to 9 years for killing mom, 2 kids in Brooklyn crosswalk
A chronic speeder with a history of violating speed limits and red lights was sentenced to up to nine years in prison for the deaths of a mother and her two kids run down while walking through Brooklyn crosswalk earlier this year. Miriam Yarimi, 33, of Midwood, was sentenced by a Brooklyn judge on Wednesday to a prison term of three to nine years for killing Natasha Saada and her daughters, Diana and Deborah.
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