Mayor bill de Blasio finally heard by the state legislators. Democrats Jose Peralta, Deborah Glick and Jeffrey Klein introduced City Council bill to another 750 cameras that can detect the speed of movement of vehicles will be installed near schools throughout new York to improve pedestrian safety on the roads.
If the bill is approved, the cameras will be installed at a distance of half a mile from the entrance to the school, today the boundary limit sections speed limit — a quarter of a mile and the camera are set at the same distance, respectively.
The document proposes to camera included 7 days a week from 6 a.m. till 22 o’clock. For 300 feet to the location of the cameras will be installed signs warning drivers about speed traps.
The first camera that can detect the speed of movement of transport, was established as part of a pilot program of traffic safety in 20 school zones in 2013 year. The programme ends in 2018 year. Use of cameras (in 2014), their number has been increased to 140.
Camera controlling the speed of transport, are part of a campaign to ensure the safety of the streets Blasio Vision Zero, intended to reduce mortality among pedestrians.
The mayor stated that in the period from 2010 to 2014 17009 people in new York were killed or seriously injured as a result of various accidents and car accidents. While 15% of them got in an accident in a school zone during school hours.
