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25 pedestrians died in car accidents in New York last November according to the recently released NYPD car accident statistics. This is the highest number of pedestrian fatalities per month in 2013. In comparison, the number of pedestrian deaths in November 2012 was 8. Among these 25 pedestrians struck by a car, 6 were in Manhattan, 8 in the Bronx, 3 in Brooklyn, 6 in Queens and 2 in Staten Island.

4692 people suffered personal injury in car accidents in NYC in November compared to 3977 in November 2012.

Distracted drivers were responsible for 2560 car accidents in New York City in November 2013. Distracted Driving is the most common contributing factor to car accidents in New York.

Statistics related to motor vehicle accidents in New York City in 2012 have been recently released by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The total number of accidents in 2012 was 68,804 compared to 73,060 in 2011 and 78,343 in 2010. 253 people died and 47,467 suffered personal injury after being involved in a motor vehicle accident in NYC in 2012.

Every year for the last 3 years there were over 10,000 car accidents involving pedestrians. Bicycle accidents have been stable, over 3000 every year for the last 3 years and motorcycle accidents slightly increased last year in New York compared to the two previous years.

Too many pedestrians died in traffic accident in New York City. This year the number of victims was 135, slightly lower than the two previous years but still too high globally. 2012 also saw a significant increase in the death of car drivers involved in accidents. The number of deaths related to bicycle accidents was at its lowest for the last 3 years in New York in 2012.

To prevent car accidents in New York the New York State police as well as local law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for distracted and/or drunk drivers during this holiday season. Governor Cuomo announced on December 24th that sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols have been deployed all around New York State to make sure people dont drink and drive, buckle up, put down the phone and drive safely.
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Speed related car accidents cause the death of 10,000 people every year. They represent one third of all traffic accident related fatalities. In its recent report “National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behavior“, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) looks at the attitude of drivers toward speed. Most drivers recognize that speed is a danger and that speed limits should be respected however many also admit to driving over the speed limit and enjoying the feeling of driving fast. Men admit to speed more frequently than women. Young drivers aged 16 to 20 admit to speeding more frequently than any other age group.

“Car Insurance Comparison” looked at:

– the rate of people who died in a car accidents per 100 million vehicle miles traveled,

– the rate of fatal car accidents with traffic safety devices involved,

The car accident in which 36 year old NYPD officer Elisa Toro was killed, was “totally preventable” said State Senator Michael Gianaris. For years, Gianaris has been lobbying the city to make the Queensboro bridge exit safer to avoid additional car accidents and protect pedestrians and store owners.

He and councilman Jimmy Van Bramer wrote a new letter to the New York City Department of Transportation to urge them to redesign the ramp and to create taller barricades to protect people in adjacent streets.

A 22 year old driving a motorized scooter died after being struck by a car in Brooklyn, around 2:30 this morning. Elvis Batista-Francisco was driving his scooter through the intersection of Arlington Ave and Hyland place in Brooklyn, New York when he was struck by a dark blue Nissan according to video surveillance footage. The driver fled leaving the young man to die at the scene of the accident.

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