More children were killed in traffic collisions in 2022 than any year since the city adopted Vision Zero as a principle, according to a new report from safe streets advocacy organization Transportation Alternatives.
in May after being struck by a box truck in Morris Park; the driver was arrested and charged with failure to yield.
“Every traffic death is preventable, and it’s heartbreaking and infuriating that even more New Yorkers are being killed by cars than before the pandemic,” said Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. “It’s shameful that nine years after Vision Zero was launched, we’re losing record numbers of children to traffic violence. We must make choices and changes today to save lives in the future, from drivers to pedestrians to our neighbors who rely on mobility devices.
The NYPD recorded 79 hit-and-run incidents in 2022, below the 93 seen in 2021 but otherwise the highest number since the department startedin 2016. Analyzing the data, Transportation Alternatives found that just four hit-and-runs were solved by police in 2022.
Asked for comment, DOT referred amNewYork Metro to a press release from earlier this month, where Mayor Eric Adams touted the year-over-year decline in traffic deaths between 2021-22. Hizzoner highlighted the 6.3% decrease in pedestrian deaths between 2021 and 2022, the fact that cyclist deaths have declined for three years in a row, and that traffic deaths remain well below pre-Vision Zero levels.
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