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When a 3,000-pound car collides with a human being, it may seem like common sense that the human being should win the resulting injury case. After all, doesn't the driver of the big, dangerous metal box have a greater responsibility to prevent death and injury while...
Pizza Guy v. Pedestrian For years, as we tried to get from point A to point B in our New York City streets, we were forced to face our arch-enemy, the pizza delivery guy. (I know he also delivered Mexican and Chinese food, but you knew who I was talking about.) These...
The grim results are in. In the first six months of the year, car accidents in New York City killed 124 people. According to advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, it was the worst first half of any year for traffic fatalities since at least 2014. The question...
In 2014, the New York City "Right of Way Law" was enacted, creating Section 19-190 of the New York City Administrative Code, making it a traffic infraction for a driver to fail to yield the right of way to a pedestrian or cyclist, and a misdemeanor when it causes...
Not only do New York City pedestrians need to worry about being hit by cars, trucks and bicycles, they can also be seriously injured by something quite unexpected. An October 2020 story made national headlines because it was a complete nightmare scenario. According to...
Walking is a popular, efficient and economical way to get around New York City and many communities throughout the state. With proper precautions, it is also a safe way to travel and see the Big Apple and neighboring communities. Unfortunately, accidents can happen. A...
New York City is always bustling. As a pedestrian in our city, you understand the challenges that come with navigating the streets safely. We may pride ourselves on how well we handle the busy traffic, but there are many reckless and dangerous drivers on our roads....
New York City pedestrians are three times as likely to be injured in some neighborhoods than others, according to a recent study.Localize.city looked at data from every intersection in New York City between 2013 and 2017 to determine which neighborhoods had the worst...
New York City still uses photo enforcement at stoplights. Is it saving lives?Recent studies reach conflicting conclusions over the safety benefits of red light cameras. This is aside from the ongoing debate on whether the controversial practice of "robo-tickets" is...
In the ongoing case of a teacher killed after a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer drove into him, the NYPD is refusing to release records pertaining to the incident. The event happened on July 6, 2013 at the intersection of Broadway and Hooper Street in...
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