{"id":444460,"date":"2022-05-10T03:39:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T00:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-leaders-revive-call-for-speed-cam-control-after-crashes\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T03:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T00:39:40","slug":"nyc-leaders-revive-call-for-speed-cam-control-after-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-leaders-revive-call-for-speed-cam-control-after-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC leaders revive call for speed cam control after crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38b85cbe70e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38b85cbe70e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-leaders-revive-call-for-speed-cam-control-after-crashes\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_leaders_revive_call_for_speed_cam_control_after_crashes%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC leaders revive call for speed cam control after crashes&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_leaders_revive_call_for_speed_cam_control_after_crashes%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC leaders revive call for speed cam control after crashes&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez is \u201coptimistic\u201d that legislators in Albany will finally vote this year to give New York City full control over its speed camera program following the road deaths of 12 people in the span of a week, he told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of new energy going on,\u201d Rodriguez said during a press conference at the Manhattan intersection where a 21-year-old NYU student Raife Milligan was killed last week by an allegedly intoxicated driver. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m optimistic that before the end of this session, we can be able to see expansion of the speed cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointee of Mayor Eric Adams said the city Department of Transportation was doing \u201ceverything in our power\u201d to redesign streets for safety but needed help from the state legislature to stop \u201creckless drivers\u201d like the ones that killed Milligan and Florence Ngwu, a Queens woman who died Monday after being pinned between parked cars in a\u00a0horror hit-and-run crash on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>DOT\u2019s thousands of speed cameras have proven to reduce driver speeding, but are severely limited in when they can operate, Rodriguez said. <\/p>\n<p>The cameras must shut off from 10 pm. to 6 a.m., and policymakers in Albany need to pass legislation in order for the city to make changes, he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-549.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A police officer talks to the people involved in a two vehicle accident with a pedestrian struck at Houston St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan,  Monday, May 2, 2022.  \" class=\"wp-image-22201662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A drunk driver mowed down and killed 21-year-old NYU student Raife Milligan last week.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Mecea<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The vast majority of deadly crashes occur during times of day or locations where cameras are not permitted, according to DOT\u2019s analysis. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlbany must allow NYC to expand our automated enforcement program,\u201d Rodriguez said Tuesday. \u201cThere should be no reason why our cameras should have to be shut down after a certain time. They should be running 24 hours, seven days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City officials have pushed for \u201chome rule\u201d control of the program for going on two years, to no avail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-547.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"A view of a NYC speed camera.\" class=\"wp-image-22201680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-547.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-547.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-547.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-547.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>New York City officials are calling for speed cameras to run constantly.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rodriguez was in Albany last week lobbying on the issue and will return there with Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi for more lobbying on Tuesday, he said. <\/p>\n<p>He said he had \u201cdeployed\u201d three staffers to the state capital to work on the issue for the remainder of the legislation session, which ends in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that we can get this bill passed,\u201d the commissioner said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-550.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi speaks during Mayor Eric Adams Social Services Announcement at City Hall.\" class=\"wp-image-22201667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-550.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-550.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-cam-550.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi will join Rodriguez in Albany to lobby for more camera control Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lev Radin\/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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