The death of a 30-year-old Brooklyn woman prompted a vigil in her memory and a rally arguing for stricter traffic laws to force drivers to exercise more caution.  The death occurred when the young woman was out shopping for Christmas on December 6. A 39-year-old driver swerved as he drove on Fulton Street at around 5:30 PM on Sunday. He was reportedly trying to avoid hitting the car in front of him, but he hit the woman as she was walking on the sidewalk.  He killed her and injured both a man who was walking with her, as well as a 75-year-old woman who was

Mayor Bill de Blasio created a “Vision Zero” plan aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities. Among the new regulations passed by Mayor de Blasio, a new misdemeanor charge was created called “failure to exercise ‘due care.’” Administrative Code Section 19-190 laid out the definition of a failure to exercise due care, as well as the potential penalties to be imposed upon conviction.  The creation of this new charge was intended to “give some teeth” to the bundle of laws that made up the Vision Zero plan, according to DNA Info. Unfortunately, Transportation Alternatives released a “scathing report” recently indicating that the District Attorneys’ offices in the

These days, a lot of companies, especially those in white-collar or information-based job fields, are developing a variety of comprehensive health and wellness programs for their employees. There are legitimate reasons to do this. Wellness programs can decrease health benefit payouts, and contribute to better productivity. But in the “other” world (the world of construction), workers tend to sneer at these kinds of programs — and we know why. The reason is because before you can focus on things like hypertension and diabetes, you have to focus on things like pathway safety, secure equipment, and eye, hand and head safety. You have to eliminate most