Advocates’ Letter Urges NY Governor to Save Speed Camera Program
To:
Dear Governor Cuomo:
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), an alliance of consumer, safety, medical and public health groups, and insurance companies working together to pass highway and auto safety laws that prevent traffic crashes and deaths, reduce injuries, and curb costs, urges you to reconvene the legislature to advance Assembly Bill (A.) 7798 C/Senate Bill (S.) 6046 C. This legislation would improve safety on
Studies and experience clearly show that speed kills. Excess speed can contribute to both the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes, and the resulting injuries to humans. Speeding reduces a driver's ability to react to emergencies created by driver inattention, by unsafe maneuvers of other vehicles, by roadway hazards, by vehicle issues (such as tire blowouts), or by hazardous weather conditions. High speeds are especially perilous for pedestrians and bicyclists who lack safety protections present in vehicles; small increases in speed result in large decreases in safety levels. Consequently, speed mitigation policies especially benefit the walking and biking populations.
Enforcement is essential to reducing speeding, but it is impossible and implausible for police officers to be at every intersection throughout the city to witness when a violation occurs. Fortunately, speed cameras are an effective countermeasure that change driver behavior, and lead to significant reductions in speeding related crashes and violation rates on roadways where cameras are installed. According to the
It is unsurprising that speed cameras are widely supported by the public, given their impact on safety. According to a recent survey, 84 percent of voters in the city support increasing the number of speed cameras and the range of the camera placement to augment safety near schools.(iv)
We urge you to intervene and ensure that A. 7798 C/S. 6046 C advances and the use of this successful safety technology which is saving lives and preventing injuries is retained.
Sincerely,
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
(i) Vision Zero Year Four Report
(ii) Ibid.
(iii)
(iv) NYC Voters Overwhelmingly Back Speed Safety Cameras for #EverySchool,
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