Speed kills. You know it. Albany knows it. The city knows it too, yet here we are again—waiting.
Last year, 253 New Yorkers died on our streets. Hundreds more had their lives shattered by serious injuries. Speed isn’t the only factor, but it’s the deadliest. A pedestrian hit at 30 mph is five times more likely to die than at 20 mph. The math is brutal.
Albany passed Sammy’s Law, finally handing New York City the power to set its own speed limits. The city can lower residential speeds to 20 mph tomorrow. Will they? Only if we force them.
Act Now: Demand a Citywide 20 MPH Limit
Call your Council Member. Call the Mayor. Call the DOT.
- Find your Council Member: NYC Council District Finder
- Mayor’s Office: Dial 311 or visit nyc.gov/contact-the-mayor
- NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez: Call 212-839-6210 or email ydanisrodriguez@dot.nyc.gov
Your message:
“Sammy’s Law gave NYC the power to set safer speeds. I’m asking you to use it. Lower our residential speed limit to 20 mph citywide. It saves lives. Every day you wait risks another family losing someone they love.”
Speed Cameras Save Lives—Protect Them
Speed cameras cut speeding by 63% where installed. Injuries drop 14%. But the law authorizing these cameras is again facing expiration. Albany must reauthorize it—or cameras go dark, and streets go dangerous.
Contact your State Senator and Assembly Member:
- Find your State Senator: nysenate.gov/find-my-senator
- Find your Assembly Member: assembly.state.ny.us/mem/search
Your message:
“Speed cameras save lives. I’m urging you to support immediate reauthorization of the NYC speed camera program. Protect our communities. Prevent more needless deaths.”
Join Forces, Amplify Your Impact
Groups fighting for safer speeds:
- Transportation Alternatives: Join citywide efforts, volunteer locally, and amplify campaigns for safer streets.
- Families for Safe Streets: Stand with survivors and advocate fiercely for policies that prevent tragedy.
Don’t Wait for Another Tragedy
The numbers haunt us. Names become numbers, families become statistics. It must stop. Now.
Lower speeds. Save lives.
Act today.
Tags: traffic safety, speed limit, speed cameras, advocacy, Sammy's Law