Driver Accountability Program News Today

The Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program (DVAP) just reached the end of the road. The safety course initiative expired on Oct. 26.

Last year saw more fatal car crashes in San Diego than any year since the city adopted its "Vision Zero" goal.

This is the fourth installment of our feature: “What will the next Manhattan DA do about reckless drivers.” Earlier features included an op-ed by candidate Liz Crotty, which advocates for decriminalizing reckless driving, and a counterpoint op-ed by challenger Assembly Member Dan Quart calling for stiffer penalties for drivers who injure, maim and kill. Another candidate, Diana Florence, argued for the establishment of a vehicular-crimes task force. Today’s feature is by Tali Farhadian W...

It’s our December donation drive. Your gift helps us do these kinds of important stories. So please click here. Today we are publishing two contrasting op-eds by candidates for Manhattan District Attorney about how reckless drivers should be punished. One, by Liz Crotty, is here. Below is a counterpoint by Assembly Member Dan Quart. The city’s response to its epidemic of traffic violence has been woefully inadequate: In the vast majority of cases, a driver hits and kills a pedestrian or cyc...