Advocates claim at least seven traffic fatalities in the past week across NYC
A neighborhood where advocates say no protected bike lanes even exist, despite being designated as a priority area back in 2017.
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According to Transportation Alternatives, at least seven people were killed by cars this past week across New York City.
Several of those deaths were reported on News 12.
“It's just like you don't want your kids to walk in the street because you don't know what's going to happen,” said a resident named Prophet. “It could be higher. Brooklyn is horrible.”
On Wednesday, a cement truck driver struck and killed 53-year-old Edwin Delgado while riding his bike in Borough Park.
A neighborhood where advocates say no protected bike lanes even exist, despite being designated as a priority area back in 2017.
A day before that, a three-vehicle collision between a fire truck, a Ford van, and an Access-A-Ride took the life of a 78-year-old passenger.
“People need to take it easy and stop rushing,” said Debra. “You know, you trust in the transportation.”
Last Friday, 4-year-old Zachariah Padilla was killed in a hit-and-run outside the same hospital where he was born.
Only days later, a man was struck by two SUVs just blocks away.
“Speeding,” said Jean Claude. “People need to slow down and just follow the laws. Some people do make mistakes, don't get me wrong. But if, you know, you hit stay. That could have been you or anybody, you know, any of your family members.”
Both street safety advocates and everyday people tell me all of these traffic deaths are preventable — especially through expanded bike networks, speed enforcement and additional traffic calming measures. They question what else it will take to make sure a deadly week does not become a deadly year on the road.
