If You Want To Sue The City You Better Act Fast
Last week, a police cruiser and a vehicle holding four civilians were involved in a car accident at the intersection of Christopher Street and Greenwich Street in the West Village of Manhattan. All four civilians had to be taken to the hospital as a result of the injuries they sustained in the accident. See New York…
DOT’S Failure to Install Left Turn Lanes Ignores Obvious Danger
For individuals driving on congested Staten Island roads, heavy traffic at intersections creates not only frustration but poses significant danger for driver’s attempting to make left turns. At many intersections, drivers are forced to sit idly in traffic while others attempting to make left turns must wait for the oncoming traffic to pass. Drivers are…
Large Trucks Pose Fatal Danger On Highways
According to a recent New York Times piece, this year more people will die in traffic accidents involving large trucks than the number of people who have been killed in the last 45 years of commercial airplane crashes. Despite, Congress is wholly ignoring roadway safety while working to pass a new highway funding bill. In…
Motor Vehicle Deaths Rise Sharply in 2015
Traffic deaths in the United States have risen 14% in the first six months of 2015, ahead of the same time period for 2014, putting the U.S. on track to have its deadliest year since 2007. On August 17th, the National Safety Counsel released its Motor Vehicle Fatality Estimates. According to the report, there have…
Cyclists’ Deaths On The Rise In New York City
Earlier today, a cyclist was killed in Brooklyn near the Barclays Center during rush hour. The accident involved at least other two motor vehicles in addition to the bicycle and there may be other injuries. As reported by the New York Times, at least two people were taken to the Methodist Hospital. It remains unclear exactly…
New York City’s Right of Way Law May Soon Exempt Taxi, Livery, and Bus Drivers
New York City’s Right of Way law, which makes it a misdemeanor for a driver to fail to yield to a pedestrian or cyclist with the right of way and injures them as a result, may soon have a significant exception. The State Senate recently voted 54-6 to pass a bill exempting taxi, livery, and…
Red Does Not Mean Go
Despite the Mayor’s Vision Zero initiative, New York City continues to be plagued by drivers running red lights and causing injuries and deaths in motor vehicle accidents and pedestrian knockdowns. While the New York City Department of Transportation reports that the average red light infractions captured by red light cameras has decreased by 85 percent…
Strict DUI Penalties Take Drunk Drivers Off The Road
On September 25, 2012, new laws were established in the state of New York that introduced significantly harsher penalties for those with multiple alcohol or drugged-driving related convictions or incidents. Over the last 3 years, these new laws have clearly made a significant impact. Recently, the New York Post has reported that, since the stricter…
New Yorkers Run An Alarming 10% Of Red Lights
As the temperature climbs in New York City, so do incidents of aggressive driving and road rage. A recent study examined the habits of drivers in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens over a six week period in April and May of this year. The study was entitled “For Many New York City Motorists a…
“New GM” Escapes Liability on Pre-2009 Defective Ignition Switch Lawsuits
A recent ruling by Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber has shielded General Motors from liability for its actions regarding its cover up of ignition switch defects from before it’s emergence from the company’s 2009 bankruptcy. As a result, a person involved in an accident as a result of the ignition switch defect can only sue if…
