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New bill to identify and fine illegal trucks on BQE addresses years of abuse by overweight inland haulers

State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and State Sen. Brian Kavanagh have introduced legislation to establish a pilot program that uses mobile or stationary weigh-in-motion systems to enforce restrictions on overweight trucks on the BQE in Brooklyn. The bill is particularly important since overweight trucks contribute to the BQE’s crumbling infrastructure, according to Simon. The bill would create an enforcement program

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Older pedestrians at higher risk in Brooklyn, says study

Yield for pedestrians, especially senior citizens of Brooklyn.

Downstate New York pedestrians 60 years and older are at a “disproportionately” higher risk of being killed in collisions with vehicles while walking, according to a new study released by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign …

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