New York State Senator Simcha Felder is again proposing a series of laws that would require helmets, licenses, and registration for people who ride bikes and scooters, but proposing more rules is not as effective as building protected bike lanes.
“Speed kills.” You never understand the truth of those words until it happens to someone you love. Sadly, for one of us, this is all too real. Seven years ago, 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein was killed by a speeding driver in Brooklyn. He was just trying to go to soccer practice in the park across the street.
Op-ed: It is time that we bring an end to this tragic trend and hold the automobile manufacturers accountable for putting larger and more lethal vehicles on our streets.
Memorial Day is upon us! With temps barely breaking 70 on Monday, I don’t expect people to linger on the beach until the last possible moment, which means returning traffic will be spread out across much of the afternoon.