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The amNewYork cover story is about dangerous intersections in the city. Queens Boulevard, aka the "Boulevard of Death," has only had four fatalities in the past three years, but there have been a number of pedestrian injuries on Grand Concourse in the Bronx and at Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. Grand Concourse has had 35 pedestrian injuries during the same period, while Eastern Parkway had seven pedestrian deaths in 1999 and 2005, not including many pedestrian injuries.
Department of Transportation commission Iris Weinshall tells AMNY, "The improvements we've made to Queens Boulevard have helped to make it dramatically safer for everyone. We are working now to make similar changes throughout the city." The city has tried to reduce jaywalking by putting fencing along the road and increased pedestrian crossing time as part of its safety initatives. Another addition are signs that say "A pedestrian was killed here." But some people still tell Transportation Alternatives they are scared of crossing Queens Boulevard. (For the record, on Queens Boulevard, there were 72 deaths between 1993 and 2000; see Transportation Alternatives on Queens Boulevard.)
Besides Grand Concourse and Eastern Parkway, what are some intersections that you feel are particularly bad? (Herald Square - and many other parts of 6th Avenue - comes to mind.) And take a look at Transportation Alternatives maps of pedestrian and bicycle crashes in the five boroughs.
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Did anyone else notice that in each picture with the AMNY article there were people, including a woman with her child, crossing against the light?
Every main thruway is a death trap for pedest. ! You can't escape them, The solution, Sadly will be the day the city gets tired of people being killed by stupid drivers more interested in talking on their cellphones . That they finally will start install camara's all over the city to catch these assholes in the act ! Furthermore, Increasing the Fines,and Jailtime for leaving after they hit someone .
And we worked soooo hard for the Title...
"Not Amused", While the driver is ultimately responsible for avoiding pedestrians; I wait for the Bus on Queens blvd on a daily basis and see pedestrians cross with complete and utter disregard to their surroundings too. This includes Cell phone talkers and people who jump the Fence divider.
Hudson Street north of Canal can be scary. I work on Hudson at the W. Houston intersection, which had eight pedestrian accidents in the survey period. What happens is that cars enter Manhattan through the Holland Tunnel and the drivers are slow to catch onto the fact that they're now driving on city streets full of pedestrians and bicyclists.
If the Department of Transportation would enforce the laws on the books, we could cut down on the casualties. New York is the only city I know of in which the car always demands the ROW when in competition with pedestrians at crosswalks. In other cities, drivers defer to pedestrians. Not here.
I live near Northern Boulevard. Heavy, pedal to the metal traffic. The stoplights are timed to give pedestrians ten seconds to cross before the caution. Ten seconds! No wonder here are so many accidents.
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Union Square North near Petco - when the light changes, the pedestrians all start walking because they don't realize they have to wait for a signal, and the turning traffic comes quite fast. There needs to be a sign there warning pedestrians to wait for the Walk sign.