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Why Not Aim For Zero Deaths of Cyclists and Pedestrians?

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 12.29.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)

 

James Schwartz of The Urban Country asks why the streets are so dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians, and why we put up with it. He demands zero tolerance, and assembles some grim statistics and articles from around the continent to make his point.




New York City


In New York City, despite new legislation, drivers who kill pedestrians and cyclists are still getting off. James points to a chilling Streetsblog article that notes:

 

As New Yorkers continued to sacrifice life and limb in the name of nothing more than picking up groceries, walking to school or riding to work, punitive, much less preventative, action on the part of law enforcers continued to be all but non-existent.

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