{"id":451196,"date":"2022-05-20T23:48:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T20:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-big-apple-needs-to-run-its-own-speed-cameras\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T23:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T20:48:35","slug":"the-big-apple-needs-to-run-its-own-speed-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-big-apple-needs-to-run-its-own-speed-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Big Apple needs to run its own speed cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a24bfac1113a\" 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-6a24bfac1113a\" 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\/the-big-apple-needs-to-run-its-own-speed-cameras\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Big_Apple_needs_to_run_its_own_speed_cameras%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Big Apple needs to run its own speed cameras&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Big_Apple_needs_to_run_its_own_speed_cameras%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Big Apple needs to run its own speed cameras&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Let\u2019s give one weak cheer for Albany Dems: They\u2019re actually going to let New York City use its speed cameras to catch speeders. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams is hailing the Legislature\u2019s offer as a big win, but it leaves a lot to be desired. The bill extends the city\u2019s speed-cam program another three years <em>and<\/em> lets cameras operate 24\/7 (instead of being shut off from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., as now). <\/p>\n<p>That last is vital. Data analyzed by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2022\/5\/16\/23077805\/speed-enforcement-cameras-nights-weekends\">news website The City<\/a> confirms\u00a0that 41% of collisions h<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>en overnight and on weekends, and 60% of all fatal crashes. More: 71% of in-vehicle fatalities<strong> <\/strong>and 40% of pedestrian fatalities in 2022 so far<strong> <\/strong>happened when the cameras were by law non-operational.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And last year was the city\u2019s deadliest traffic year since 2014, with almost 300 fatalities \u2014 and a spate of horrific recent incidents suggest the carnage is rising.<\/p>\n<p>Yet this bill does <em>nothing<\/em> to address a core problem: that the Legislature controls these cameras <em>at all<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speeding and car crashes are local problems that demand local control. Yet to make changes \u2014 like, say, getting its red-light cameras to also run 24\/7, which this bill does not deal with \u2014 the mayor must still go hat in hand to Albany and beg for permission. It\u2019s beyond absurd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/EricAdams-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayor Eric Adams asks Albany to give the city permission to install more speed cameras and allow them to run 24\/7.\" class=\"wp-image-22354768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/EricAdams-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/EricAdams-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/EricAdams-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams pleaded to Albany on running its speed cameras 24\/7 while pedestrian deaths skyrocketed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plus, a mere three-year extension all but assures the cams will remain a bargaining chip. Albany is preening over saving lives even as it ensures that state lawmakers will keep on playing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s with them.\u00a0\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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Mayor Eric Adams is hailing the Legislature\u2019s offer as a big win, but it leaves a lot to be desired. 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