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As part of a citywide effort to reduce traffic fatalities, Manhattan’s first slow zone took effect on Monday, requiring drivers to abide by a new reduced speed limit.
From the moment automobiles became commonplace in society, people have been dying in them at astonishing rates. Tragically, over the last century almost 40 million people (around 35,000 per year) lost their lives on U.S. roadways alone, with India, China, and Russia averaging almost 300,000 per year combined.
NEW YORK—With a focus on street redesign and ticketing drivers, Mayor Bill de Blasio hopes to reduce traffic-related fatalities to zero in the next decade.
