West Side Highway Speed Limit Set To Be Reduced In Manhattan

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Drivers will soon have to slow down when cruising along the West Side Highway as city officials take steps to trim down how fast cars can travel between 59th Street and Battery Place as part of the Vision Zero pedestrian safety program.

Despite having eight lanes to cross, the city wants people to think of the West Side Highway as less of a highway and more of a street. The 35 mile an hour speed limit is set to drop to 30 mph on October 12, with new signs also set to be installed.

The five-mile stretch of roadway has seen 10 traffic fatalities since 2013, including three pedestrians, two cyclists, and five motor vehicle occupants.

Read more at ABC7.

{Matzav.com}


4 COMMENTS

  1. Sounds like another way for the city to generate revenue…

    How many of the alleged fatalities were speed related?
    How were the pedestrians hit? Were they crossing against a red light?
    Were the cyclists obeying traffic laws?

  2. It’s all about gotcha! How can we fleece the dumb stupid worthless gullible taxpayers? Vision Zero has NOTHING to do with safety. It’s more like Vision Money. The corrupt City Council members should be thrown out of office.

  3. you can’t drive in new York due to the speeds camera’s all over. they are trying to discourage people not to drive. but it ain’t gonna happen. people will always choose to have the convenience of driving. new York is a sick place time to move out

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