Monday, June 17, 2013

Speeding Drivers Kill More People In Brooklyn Than Any Other Borough

Photo: MK Metz
The disturbing news that speeding drivers kill more people in Brooklyn than any other borough is partially explained by several statistics:


- 88% of Brooklyn drivers break the 30 mph speed limit

- Only 2,028 speeding citations were handed out in Brooklyn in 2011, but Transportation Alternatives clocked 2,232 speeding Brooklyn drivers in just 12 hours.

The carnage is incredible: In 2011, 79 people were killed in Kings County by automobiles, and more than 23,000 were injured. (That's 63 injuries a day just in Brooklyn!) The numbers appear to be even worse for 2012.

More at Gothamist.

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