February 24, 2004
Good News -- Only 344 Killed
City traffic deaths driven way down
"Traffic deaths are at the lowest level in nearly a century, with 344 people killed last year in a city of 8 million."
That's less than one a day!
"You have to go back to 1912, when pedestrians and cars were competing with horse-drawn carriages and trollies, to find a tally that low, according to city statistics."
Ok, ok. Jokes aside, that is pretty impressive.
"Kaehny noted that city streets, once playgrounds for kids playing games like stickball, have been largely abandoned as places of recreation."
In related news, NYC kids are now fat.
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posted by at February 24, 2004 2:43 AM
