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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Shawna Morlock, District Leader of Assembly District 34, on Daylighting and Traffic Safety
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Shawna Morlock, a Democratic District Leader in Assembly District 34, testifies in support of daylighting and improved traffic safety measures. She shares a personal story about a child killed by a driver in her neighborhood and emphasizes the importance of prioritizing children's safety over driver convenience.
- Morlock identifies herself as a mom, driver, cyclist, and pedestrian, providing multiple perspectives on the issue.
- She highlights the increased danger posed by taller and heavier SUVs in intersections.
- Morlock argues that NYC children deserve the same safety measures as those in other parts of New York State.
Shawna Morlock
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Hi.
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Thanks for giving me the time to testify.
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My name is Shauna Morlock.
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I'm a democratic district leader in Assembly District 34.
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But other than that, I'm I'm also a mom.
Michelle Kuppersmith
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So a mom.
Shawna Morlock
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I am a driver.
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I am a bike, a cyclist.
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I'm a pedestrian, so I I'm seeing this from a lot of different angles.
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But the thing that kinda sticks out to me the most, is that a couple of years ago, a child who went to a neighboring school to my child, p s 85, her name was Dolma, killed by a driver, in an intersection at a playground that, like, my child regularly plays that.
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And fairly recent popularity of taller and heavier SUVs, has made it especially dangerous and and more likely for children of our city to be killed in intersections just like this child was.
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Our kids in New York City, like, they deserve the same safety measures as the kids in Albany and Buffalo and Long Island and Westchester.
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Like, all of the children in the rest of the state are prioritized, and and our kids are not for the convenience of drivers.
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You know?
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And I can't imagine the devastation of the person who also hit this child who might not have had she had more of a a line of sight in order to see this truck.
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It's it's tearing apart families all over the city, to to continuously ignore the safety measures that could be easily implemented, if it weren't for the the convenience of of car drivers like myself.
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I would gladly take the extra time to find parking if it meant the safety of my neighbors as well as my own child and my own family.
Rachel O'Brien
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So I thank you
Shawna Morlock
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for having me, and, yeah, I'll give up the rest of my time.