May 15, 2021
May 15, 2021
Black drivers are more likely to be pulled over than white drivers for minor infractions - such as hanging an air freshener on their rear-view mirror.
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If you have an air freshener dangling from your rear view mirror, you may be targeted by police. That’s because in some states it’s technically against the law.
Last month, Daunte Wright was killed by 26-year police veteran Kim Potter. In that incident, the role the air freshener played in Wright being pulled over is in dispute. The law in states such as Arizona, Texas and California says that having air fresheners dangling from the rear view mirror is a reason to get you pulled over.
ALBANY, N.Y. â The Governorâs Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) recently held a press event at the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany to mark the start of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and urged safety in the wake of an alarming spike in motorcycle crashes and fatalities.
According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research (ITSMR) at the University at Albany s Rockefeller College, fatal motorcycle crashes were up more than 30 percent in 2020 over the previous year, and fatalities increased nearly 35 percent from 2019 to 2020, based on preliminary 2020 data.
ITSMR data shows that there were 132 fatal crashes that killed 133 people in 2019 compared to 172 fatal crashes that killed 179 people in 2020. So far this year, there has been one fatality and more than 40 reported injuries in just the first few weeks of riding season.
Amid recent spike in motorcycle crashes, state launches safety campaign
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1of3Buy PhotoA motorcyclist heads onto I-90 from Route 9 on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of3Buy PhotoA motorcyclist heads onto I-90 from Route 9 on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. . (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
ALBANY Fatal motorcycle crashes increased nearly 35 percent in 2020 over the previous year, according to a new study.
Data crunched by the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research at the University at Albany s Rockefeller College revealed there were 172 fatal crashes that killed 179 people in the state in 2020.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) recently reminded parents and caregivers in Albany County that free car seat checks by certified child passenger safety technicians are available
Fatal motorcycle crashes increased in 2020 by more than 30% in NYS
According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, fatal motorcycle accidents were up more than 30% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Credit: WGRZ
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month, and on Saturday, 75 motorcyclists took part in the 31st annual American Bikers Aimed Toward Education safety ride. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 1:15 PM EDT May 5, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. The Governor s Traffic Safety Committee is issuing a warning following an increase in fatal motorcycle accidents in 2020.
According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, fatal motorcycle accidents were up more than 30% in 2020 compared to 2019.