Mayor de Blasio’s SUV was caught on camera speeding through Queens and blowing through two stop signs Thursday — just two days after he announced a sweeping street-safety plan.
The mayor — who was riding shotgun on the way back to City Hall from a pothole-filling photo op — was twice clocked going 15 mph over the speed limit by a WCBS/Channel 2 news crew.
The two-car caravan also ran past two stop signs without even tapping the brakes and changed highway lanes without signaling, the CBS video shows.
De Blasio’s wild ride came after his pledge to personally abide by his “Vision Zero” proposals, which aim to entirely eliminate traffic deaths in the city by 2024 with measures that include a 25 mph speed limit.
“We’ve put a very bold plan before you, and we want the public to know we’re holding ourselves to this standard — and we intend to achieve these goals,” he said at a Tuesday press conference.
The violations racked up by de Blasio’s driver would have cost anyone else their license on the DMV’s point-penalty system.
A de Blasio spokesman said the seemingly reckless driving was a police matter.
The NYPD defended its drivers, saying in a statement they are highly trained and, “At certain times, under certain conditions, this training may include the use of techniques such as maintaining speed with the general flow of traffic and may sometimes include tactics to safely keep two or more police vehicles together in formation when crossing intersections.”
This is just the latest example of De Blasio’s “do as I say, not as I do” attitude.
The mayor — who vowed a transparent administration — routinely holds secret meetings and keeps events hidden from his public schedule.
This week alone, the mayor failed to disclose a meeting he and wife Chirlane McCray held at City Hall with top White House adviser Valerie Jarrett — until after it was over.
He also barred reporters from a speech he gave in Midtown to the Real Estate Board of New York.
It was only after hearing complaints from the news media that City Hall released a partial audio recording of his remarks.
The administration has barred photographers from a number of meetings, allowing Hizzoner to curate his image by choosing which photos to share with the public — often via Twitter.
As public advocate, de Blasio last year released a 29-page report blasting city agencies for not making information readily available to the public.
The report even called for “proactive disclosure” by the city of the data most frequently requested by citizens and reporters.
“Transparency and responsiveness in government decisions and policies engenders trust in our democratic process,” the April 2013 report says.
Yet de Blasio initially barred reporters from his swearing-in on New Year’s Eve, instead offering solely to Web-cast the historic event.