by Emma Davey The South Williamsburg area has experienced two incidents of traffic violence in just a short time, with both crashes occurring on Lorimer Street, only blocks away from each other. These fatalities come only days after a truck driver killed a pedestrian crossing the street in Greenpoint.Â
At around 9:45 p.m. last night, a red Mercedes Benz hit an MTA bus at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Lorimer Street. An investigation from the NYPD Collision…
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I saw two accidents on my work today both off Wilson Avenue and during the time kids are walking to school. We need to be harder on reckless drivers. I see people driving through lights and stop signs all day long. The crossing guards have no power.
A friend was at traffic court and the AD was allowing a man who had six reckless driving tickets to pay a fine and it would be downgraded to jay walking! That is infuriating. We blame the cops but there are many layers of neglect.
I see the same in Greenpoint by PS 110 and PS 34
No respect for stop signs or red lights. Even speed up when light is about to change to red. Speeding by schools and parks with tons of kids of all ages. No respect for bike lanes. Park and stop cars on bike lanes. The hostility from the drivers towards pedestrians and bikers is shocking. I do not know how these people live with themselves knowing that these are people with loved ones waiting for them at home.