A Child’s Death is Not a Time for Politics and the Media. It’s a Time for Action!
A driver not obeying the rules of the road is what killed a little girl in Dyker Heights. It’s that simple.
I wish there was something we could do for Tamy’s mother. She is heartbroken and devastated.
This community has already asked politicians to make the roads safer and they have failed to do so. They continue to play politics on the topic.
We don’t need cameras or tickets – we need politicians who will take IMMEDIATE action for the community they represent!
1) Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said he mourned the little girl and stated the obvious traffic problem in Dyker Heights, but he didn’t do anything to change the law today.
Williams lives two miles from the accident and should have used his Public Advocate position to DO SOMETHING TODAY to say that girl’s life mattered and every child in the community matters.
YES TODAY. Children are the most important thing in this community.
Today means that the people representing the area were ready to take action.
There have been many accidents in this area and unsafe driving continues to be ignored. We repeat the cycle: accident, press-release and then nothing. We need preventative measures.
2) Danny Harris from TransAlt blamed the size of the vehicle. The type of vehicle didn’t matter – the driver pulled into the wrong lane and drove. Also, the driver continued driving when the pedestrians had the light. (See here)
While Harris isn’t a politician, he likes to speak into our community. Please step back Transalt. This is the second time a vehicle’s weight has been questioned in an accident in our community (when it’s people not obeying existing laws)
If a person drives a vehicle and is caught speeding by a police officer, they will receive points on their license. The same has to happen with the red light cameras. If cars are caught by cameras and receive a ticket, drivers will change or lose their right to drive.
3) Tonight, Eric Adams was at the memorial. Why didn’t Adams ask the press to leave? Being a leader means you speak up and do what you want done for your family. Why have politicians published photos of a grieving mother on social media? That is not acceptable! No cameras should be out while people grieve.
4) Senator Andrew Gounardes failed to be accountable to Brooklyn. Gounardes spent a lot of time pushing bills for more speed cameras and to lower the speed limit. Speed cameras are money collectors and people who speed past these lights don’t care. Politicians proved that getting tickets doesn’t change driving. (Justin Brannan, Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams)
What needs to be changed in the law? Many people won’t like it – but it is necessary. Vehicles with more than 10 moving violations in a year, should not be able to be registered.
This year, we saw Senator Gounardes was not able to speak out against Councilman Brannan for speeding. Politics came before the community. Gounardes’ bills and those in the NYS senate do not hold people accountable. Changing the speed limit would not have helped here because the driver wasn’t obeying the rules.
A resident in our community tried to hold Gounardes accountable. Gounardes’ response to her is not acceptable! (See here) The senator is not committed to this community. He is pushing bills for PACs before safety. (See here)
We talked about this on 3rd Avenue tonight. Someone asked, “What if my son gets a lot of speeding tickets with my car, then I won’t be able to drive? The answer: Your son won’t get that many tickets because you won’t let him use your car like that. If you realized you could lose your right to drive, then your attitude towards driving would change.
People who have more than 10 moving movie violations should not be able to renew their license for a year. Penalties need to be serious, so people take the roads seriously. Justin Brannan received 16 tickets from the cameras (See here) His should have received a stronger penalty because the tickets weren’t deterring him from speeding.
5) Peter Abbate is the Assemblyman for this area. Why hasn’t he done anything about the traffic issues?
6) Councilman Brannan can not discuss driving, as he is part of the driving problem in this community. Other politicians should have asked him to take a back seat on this, but they aren’t able to speak candidly with him.
* Anyone talking about more red light cameras isn’t telling you about the lobbyists that are pushing for red light cameras. Please see the NYC Lobbyist Database (Info here) *
We need the law changed immediately so that safety in NYC matters to people. Getting points will matter to everyone. Their driving will matter to them and they will be more careful if they want to continue driving in NY.
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Hugs,
marlene
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August 27th, 2021 at 6:16 am
I’m not sure what it’s called when they do this but we need to have it so that when people have a walk sign, no cars are able to turn. And when cars have the right to turn, we should have a don’t walk. I’m sure it will slow down traffic but maybe that’s part of the point.
August 27th, 2021 at 6:19 am
YES, you are correct.