"Drivers speeding in school zones endanger the lives of children. State lawmakers must allow
cities to do everything in their power to stop entirely preventable crashes. The Assembly has
passed this bill, and the Governor supports it. We strongly urge the Senate to pass speed camera
legislation today. Our children's lives depend on it.”
EDITOR'S NOTE:
It is unfortunate that that these four of the five New York City District Attorney's have also been taken in by the NYC DOT.
The DOT surveyed a street for the Speed Camera program that it knew would be a street where there was speeding. I would not be surprised if several streets were surveyed, and the street with the highest number of speeders was chosen to be the street to be used.
While the announcement came aat PS 81 everyone thought the street which was surveyed was the street in front of the school. In fact the DOT surveyed a street several blocks away from the school, a street behind the Russian Mission, which leads into the Henry Hudson Parkway South to Manhattan, and leads into the private community of Fieldston.
The four District Attorney's should investigate how the DOT choose the street it surveyed, why the DOT gave the impression that it was the street in front of a school, and how they tricked the state legislature.
The real answer is to have more police officers on the streets pulling over speeders, those who drive through not only red lights, but also stop signs, and most importantly the few reckless drivers who are currently on the road.
