More New Yorkers are dying in fires as FDNY response times continue to surge — and some critics blame progressive policies against cars.
There have been 76 fire-related deaths this year — five more than in all of 2021 — as the FDNY’s average response time to structural fires rose by 2.3%.
From January to mid-September, it took fire trucks an average of 5 minutes and 3 seconds to reach a fire — seven seconds longer than during the same period last year, according to FDNY data.
During the same period in 2019, the FDNY was arriving at structural fires nine seconds faster, in an average of 4 minutes and 54 seconds, even though its fire-call volume was usually higher daily, records show.
Critics point to the Big Apple’s controversial street-closure and outdoor-dining programs aimed at boosting economic recovery during the pandemic. They also blame new bike lines, road barriers and other anti-car policies made under former Mayor de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” initiative aimed at reducing traffic deaths.
“When you see the amount of construction with the bike lanes and those issues in certain areas, you have instances where these long [fire] trucks can no longer make the turn onto or off of a block,” said Andrew Ansbro, president of the Uniform Firefighters Association.
“It definitely causes delays, and delays cost lives.”
8 comments:
The TA Murder NGO supported by population reduction Nazis.
Maybe they need better drivers.
How about a cowcatcher on the front of the trucks so they can barrel right through the obstructions?
Jim Burke will get us all killed.
It would never ever be because of too much traffic.
Transportation Alternatives, D.O.T. Riders Alliance and other "Bike Nazi" groups have blood on their hands. Make no error they caused this...
The rage against cars is far wider. First ghetto kids can't get jobs because their insurance and parking is too expensive. Mandated car insurance, just like obamacare. Cash for Clunkers. Electric vehicles. Car-free zones. Now they say cops are the biggest source of congestion. Chase out the gas stations for "polluting". Replace lead with ethanol so engines rust.
Maybe they need better drivers.
Maybe we need to lock up these battery commies who work for the CCP via their rich sponsors.
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