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FDNY Crash Tax Plan Draws Further Ire, Praise
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Garth Johnston
Published Jan 20, 2011
Modified Jan 20, 2011
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It isn't just the City Council, drivers and insurance companies who are fuming over the FDNY's proposed crash taxes. Folks in Albany are against it as well. Yesterday State Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) introduced legislation to block the fees saying "it's not budgeting. It's a money grab." But the plan does have some backers (besides Mayor Bloomberg).
Non-car advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, for instance, wrote a letter of support to the City Council regarding the plan, arguing
Automobile crashes are preventable, and can be reduced through added traffic enforcement and the construction of safer streets. They are not "accidents." The majority of fatal and injurious crashes in New York City are the result of violations of vehicle and traffic laws. Much is being done to improve traffic safety, and if the consequences of risking life and limb are not enough to spur motorists to drive safely, then the cost of their wallet may be an even stronger incentive.
If approved, the FDNY will start handing out $365 to $490 bills in July.
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