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CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

NYC council votes to ban motorized bicycles

by Team ChekpedsApril 27, 2013July 14, 2021

e-bikes have long been outlawed on city streets but cops couldn’t issue a citation unless they could prove the rider was exceeding 15 mph. A bill the Council passed Thursday will prohibit the bikes regardless of their speed. If signed… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Congratulations on a giant step forward in traffic justice!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2013July 14, 2021

After years of victims’ families despair and frustration, and over five years of dogged advocacy byTransportation Alternatives, with the support of CHEKPEDS and many others, NYPD is finally changing its ways: from now on, crashes will be called “collisions” instead… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

City Council votes to support speed enforcement by cameras

by Team ChekpedsMarch 20, 2013July 14, 2021

Earlier this week the New York City Council joined Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign in announcing its support for state legislation that would authorize a speed camera pilot program in New York City. CHEKPEDS has been supporting these… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Take Action: Tell NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly to get a dictionary !

by Team ChekpedsMarch 7, 2013July 14, 2021

Crashes are not accidents! The New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Health don’t use the word accident, and recently the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles cut “accident” from their vocabulary. The NYPD, however, has not… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

6 year old kid killed by turning truck driver. Bloomberg blames the parents!

by Team ChekpedsMarch 7, 2013July 14, 2021

If you were still wondering why three terms is one too many, here’s the quote from a Monday story about the death of 6-year-old Amar Diarrossouba: “We deploy our police officers when they’re not doing other things,” he said. “We have signs. We… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

NYPD fails again to enforce speed limits

by Team ChekpedsMarch 7, 2013July 14, 2021

On Sunday, a man driving DOUBLE the speed limit struck and instantly killed two expectant parents, Raizel and Nachman Glauber. Their child, delivered by emergency cesarean section, died the next day. The Williamsburg police precinct that’s supposed to protect that neighborhood… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Another Day, Another Fatality on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 17, 2013July 14, 2021

Another horrific hit and run took place on the morning of February 5, 2013 at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and W. 41st Street. Ms. Shu Ying Liu (69) died after being hit by one of the many large trucks… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Congestion, Events

Speak Up: Crosstown bike Lanes, Traffic Safety and more on Transportation Committee Agenda

by Team ChekpedsNovember 12, 2012July 14, 2021

Join us, your voice is important. November 15 Thursday 6:30 p.m. NEW DATE 351 West 42nd Street, Piano Room 1. Discussion: DOT cross town bike lanes between W. 39th Street and W. 55th Street 2. Hudson River Park Trust: Pier… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Pedestrian First Awards: NYPD Officers Dunnell and Deas

by Team ChekpedsOctober 20, 2012July 14, 2021

We routinely complain to the NYPD of the traffic agents behavior, of the fact that no moving violations are given to poor drivers and generally that we, pedestrians, do not feel protected. So when one of our members, David Solnick… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety

Delivery Cyclists Education in full swing on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJuly 21, 2012July 14, 2021

To coincide with the installation of the bike lanes, CHEKPEDS has designed a turn-key Business Owner Education package and partnered with the Midtown North and South Precincts to undertake a systematic education of all businesses owners and their bike delivery… Read more