Speed

Do Americans hit lethal speeds because they're in a rush, or because they have no idea that they're increasing their chances of death with every tick of the odometer?

New York drivers with at least six speeding tickets in a single year would be forced to install speed-limiting devices under new legislation.

After weeks of silence amid questions of why he refused to let the popular "Sammy's Law" be voted on in the Assembly, Heastie continued his reticence about not letting NYC set its own speed limits. Later, he blamed the city DOT.

Assembly Member Inez Dickens said that she does not support lowering the speed limit.

The biggest story of the holiday weekend dropped on Friday when Gothamist became the latest outlet to notice that a car belonging to Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers continues to be caught by city speed cameras at a rate that's well past shrugging off.

Simple messaging changes can help transportation leaders win over residents who are skeptical of automated enforcement, a new study finds — and there's even more they can do to make those programs equitable, effective, and deserving of public support.