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Families for Safe Streets and safety advocates press council to back state ‘stop super‑speeders’ bill
Summary
Witnesses at the council hearing urged passage of a state bill to require intelligent speed assistance for repeat speed violators; advocates cited recent fatal crashes and data on repeat offenders.
At a New York City Council hearing on NYPD traffic enforcement, safety advocates and family members of crash victims urged the council to support state legislation requiring intelligent speed assistance (ISA) devices for repeat speed violators, and they asked the council to pass a resolution backing the bills in Albany.
Council staff identified Resolution 854 and two state bills the resolution references; advocates described cases of repeat speeders and presented city and national evidence that speed‑limiting technology can reduce fatalities. Speakers from Families for Safe Streets and the road‑safety nonprofit StreetsPAC told council members that a small group of repeat speeders causes a disproportionate share of deadly crashes.
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