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Traffic fatality tracking and Vision Zero initiatives
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Commissioner Rodriguez provides a detailed overview of DOT's efforts in tracking traffic fatalities and implementing Vision Zero initiatives to improve safety for all road users.
- DOT works closely with NYPD to track and analyze traffic fatality data
- 2023 saw the lowest number of pedestrian fatalities in 113 years
- Vision Zero strategy focuses on the three E's: engineering, education, and enforcement
- Automatic enforcement measures, such as red light cameras, are being expanded to improve safety
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:26:23
Does DOT keep track of traffic fatalities?
3:26:27
If so, how many traffic fatalities were reported in 2024 and what is the breakdown by pedestrians, micro mobility users, motor vehicle drivers, and passengers?
3:26:42
Yes.
Ydanis Rodriguez
3:26:44
And say that we had a great vision zero task force at DOT And led by this administration of Mayor Eric Adams, it's the first time that in the com stamp that the NYPD keep track every week for the first time traffic violence is also included in the report.
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The data collection that the NYPD does.
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So we work every We we do work very closely.
3:27:16
Again, we have our biweekly check-in between NYPD, deputy mayors of public safety and deputy mayor operation where both agency are constantly sharing report looking at the data.
3:27:30
As I say, by today, we have the lowest numbers of pedestrian fatality of the last one hundred thirteen year.
3:27:36
You know, we're knocking the door hoping that this will continue to bring the number.
3:27:40
Eric and my team, they always let me to not be celebrating so soon because we still have the summer and we will have the winter.
3:27:48
So but so far, you know, we hope that we're gonna be ending in '25 with the lowest numbers.
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In '23, we have the lowest numbers of pedestrian fatality of the last one hundred thirteen year.
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And that's because again, the three e of vision zero.
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That's the ease of engineer.
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That's the e of education.
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That's the ease of automatic enforcement.
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Like, you know, what we have now, thanks to governor Hongko this year, there's gonna be increase of 600 location with red light camera.
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So we want to be sure that drivers know that they want to be driving at forty five and fifty five, go through the highway by they coming to the street of New York City, Twenty Five mile per hour is the speed limit.
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And the automatic enforcement is also helping not to reduce those crashes.
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So in '24, we have a total of three fifty three thousand seven hundred fifty eight injury by by mode.
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Twenty three, we have fifty four thousand hundred sixty four.
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In '21 we have fifty one thousand seven hundred eighteen.
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So we do keep the track.
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And more than just looking at the track, our team led by Erin in in AmeriD and other members on DOT, They work day by day with the NYPD to keep those track.
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And and not only look at the numbers, but it's also be in bringing innovation on how we can continue taking any necessary step to improve safety for both to pedestrians and cyclists.
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And we do improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Even the drivers are safer.