For most New Yorkers this information may seem counter-intuitive. Even “fake news” possibly. But all any skeptic need do to allay his or her doubts is to examine the latest data from the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to confirm the following statement: Nationally, the death rate of children caused by motor vehicles on a per capita basis was more than twice that found in New York City (4.4 deaths per

Terrifying car accidents in wintry weather, such as those that occurred as a result of this winter season’s first major snow storm – dubbed “The Bomb Cyclone” – which hit the New York metropolitan area in January, have killed nearly 4,000 Americans over the past five years, a new survey found. Survivors recount scary tales of cars and trucks flying like huge missiles around them. “While we usually think of tornadoes or floods as the

New teenaged drivers between the ages of 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This alarming finding becomes particularly heightened during what the not-for-profit traffic safety organization has dubbed the “100 Deadliest Days,” which begins every Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day. Research conducted over many decades by the AAA Foundation — whose