City sees fewest traffic fatalities on record for 2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday, January 8 announced that New York City saw the fewest traffic fatalities on record in 2017, driven by a 32 percent drop in pedestrian fatalities.
This low, the mayor said, marks the fourth consecutive year of declining traffic deaths under Vision Zero – de Blasio’s traffic accident-curbing initiative which, since launching in 2013, has seen a drastic reduction in traffic-related accidents and fatalities. In that time, pedestrian deaths alone have plummeted 45 percent.
“Vision Zero is working. The lower speed limit, increased enforcement and safer street designs are all building on each other to keep New Yorkers safe,” said de Blasio. “Now we must deepen this work. Not even a single tragedy on our streets is acceptable, and we’ll keep fighting every day to protect our people.”