Gersh Kuntzman
Recent Posts
The End of ‘Criminal Mischief’? A Reflection on Three Months of Field Work
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For three months, our Streetsblog NYC editor has been exposing one of New York City's great scams: drivers (mostly cops) who deface their license plates to avoid speed-camera tickets. Well, it's time to hang up the paint pen and screwdriver.
VISION ZERO 2022: More Dead Kids, More Crashes in Known Danger Zones
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More children died in crashes last year than in another other year in the Vision Zero era and crashes remain concentrated in areas that are known to be treacherous, according to a new report that crunches the numbers on the bloody 12 months of 2022.
Tragedy Times Two: Lev Fruchter Has Now Lost Both Parents to Road Violence
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First, Rachel Fruchter was killed by a reckless, uninsurable driver in Prospect Park in 1997. Then, Norman Fruchter was killed last month by a reckless uninsurable driver in Bay Ridge.
How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?
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New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.
#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City
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A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?
Fed Safety Administrator: Let’s Legalize the ‘Idaho Stop’
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One of the Biden Administration's top road safety officials has come out in favor of legalizing the so-called "Idaho stop," which allows cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as mere stops signs.
3000 out of 3001 Americans Want to Decarbonize Transportation — But Will the GOP Do It?
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By a roughly 3,000-to-1 ratio during the public comment period, Americans support a key Biden administration climate initiative.
CRASH TEST: Electric Cars are More Dangerous than Conventional Cars, Says Global Insurance Company
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"A look at the accident statistics shows that drivers of electric cars cause 50 percent more collisions with damage to their own vehicles than those of conventional combustion engines," the insurance giant AXA said.
STREETFILMS: The Peaceful Pedestrian Plazas of Paris … And What They Can Teach Us
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Pedestrianization: It's the past — and the future — of cities.
Return to Sender: Postal Service Backtracks on Gas-Powered Truck Purchase
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The United States Postal Service — under fire from environmental groups — is no longer moving ahead with a plan to almost entirely replace its aging delivery fleet with gas-fueled trucks.
STREETFILMS: Regardez Ces Pistes Impressionnantes Cyclables Parisiennes!
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Clarence Eckerson of our sister site, Streetfilms, went to Paris ... and all you got was a stunning three-minute video that reminds you how shitty New York City bike lanes compared to the City of Light.
Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years
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New York's legislature is only following Tennessee and other states that are seeking to make drunk drivers pay child support if their actions orphan a child.