All this brings to light the fact that Vision Zero has always completely failed to address the real problem in New York City, which is the unchecked and ever-increasing number of cars and trucks on the city’s streets. Paris, London, Copenhagen, Madrid, Tokyo: all of these cities have taken meaningful steps to reduce automobile traffic, like banning cars certain days of the month or phasing out car sales. But not New York. And whether it’s 20-year-old Robyn Hightman in Manhattan, or 54-year-old Ernest Askew in Brownsville, or 16-year-old Yisroel Schwartz in Borough Park (doored into traffic and run down, in case you’re wondering), or in fact anybody who’s been killed on a bike in New York City in 2019, they all had one thing in common: They were killed because of the actions of people in cars. And by the time you ticket a driver, it’s already too late._____
And if it ain't cars, it's knives.
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A 6.4 earthquake has rocked southern California and could be felt in Nevada.
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