Red-light running spikes as NYC sees deadliest February for car crashes in 14 years

Red-light running is on the rise and last month marked the deadliest February for traffic deaths in New York City since at least 2008, according to a new report.

A total of 23 pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicle users died on NYC streets last month, advocacy group Transportation Alternatives said — more than double the number of people killed in crashes in February of 2021.

Red-light violations, meanwhile, were up 50 percent in the second half of 2021 compared to two years earlier, the last full year of data before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the report.

The alarming stats show a need to bolster the city’s

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