NYC Rally for Speed Safety Cameras to Protect Every School

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Speeding is the number one cause of traffic fatalities in New York. The most common cause of death for kids in New York City, outside of illnesses, is traffic crashes.

“Right now we only have 140 speed cameras to protect 1.1 million public school students, and those cameras only work 60 hours a week – even though 85% of injuries and deaths happen on streets and during times when speed cameras are not authorized to issue violations,” said Paul Steely White, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives. “Every child in New York City deserves to be safe on the way to school.”

Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets, a group of New Yorkers who have lost loved ones or been injured in traffic crashes started a new campaign to bring awareness to traffic safety around schools, specifically to expand automated enforcement. On June 9th, 8:40 AM, they are hosting a rally at New York City Hall asking legislators to pass the Every School Speed Safety Camera Bill, Assembly Member Deborah Glick’s legislation. Numerous major educational and health care organizations and elected officials from every New York City borough support this legislation, and City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer introduced a resolution supporting it on May 25, 2016.

Latino kids often lack access to safe places to walk. Safety cameras could drastically influence driver’s behavior, thus slow traffic and make streets safer for kids and families to walk. Ultimately, safety cameras could increase physical activity and improve health.

Learn more about the #EverySchool campaign here.

Learn more about the Every School Speed Safety Camera Act here.

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