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Abstract: 

This article briefly examines a lawsuit challenging a cornerstone of New York City efforts to achieve zero pedestrian fatalities (known as Vision Zero and modeled after Sweden’s program of the same name). The suit argues that New York’s administrative code § 19-190 applies criminal penalties to vehicle violations while applying a civil standard of proof. A district judge ruled that New York’s law is unconstitutional; an appeal is now in progress.

Keywords: Vision Zero; Pedestrian Traffic Fatilities; People v. Sanson

Affiliations:  1: Impaired Driving Update.