On Monday, a tragic accident claimed the life of 36-year-old banker. Dan Hanegbi caught under the wheels of the bus at 26th street, Manhattan. At this point, he was moving on a bike borrowed under the program Citi Bike. Despite the popularity of the route on which the accident occurred, the bike lanes there.
The news about the death Hanegbi quickly spread through the city and received a wide resonance among its residents. PE reminded of the sore problem — the lack of adequate infrastructure for cyclists. Over the past few years in the city, new Bicycle paths, but most of them still remain unprotected. Manhattan this question is particularly acute.
A number of activists raised this issue and urge the authorities steps to address the gap in road safety.
Non-profit organization Transportation Alternatives calls for the establishment of Bicycle routes on streets with heavy traffic. In his statement, the TransAlt Director Paul white focuses the attention of the authorities on statistics, which over the past 4 years on a protected cycle tracks in new York there were no deaths, while on the streets without adequate infrastructure only for 2.5 years has been 37 fatal road accident.
The activist is convinced that their lack of conditions for safe traffic is the main cause of death Hanegbi and dozens of other cyclists.
Agree with him member of the city Council Ydanis Rodriguez, who heads the transport Committee. «The tragic death of Dan Hanegbi demonstrates the need for cycle tracks,» wrote the official on his Twitter page.
Complain to TransAlt that for several years urged the Department of transportation for the construction of cycle tracks, however, the Agency ignores the problem. This time the representatives of the organization intend to achieve the reaction from the authorities.
