The City Council will vote Thursday on 17 “Vision Zero” bills and resolutions, as part of Mayor de Blasio’s goals to end traffic deaths within 10 years.
The legislation includes “Cooper’s Law,” a bill that would suspend taxi and livery drivers’ licenses if they kill or critically injure people after breaking a traffic law.
The bill is named after Cooper Stock, 9, who was killed on the Upper West Side in January after a cabby failed to yield to him in the crosswalk.
Other bills would create seven new slow zones with 20-mph speed limits and speed bumps, and require the city to fix broken traffic signals within 24 hours.
Another reform would make it easier to prosecute drivers and motorcyclists for racing and stunts.
“We expect these bills to pass and better protect our pedestrians, cyclists and drivers alike,” said Ydanis Rodriguez, chairperson of the Transportation Committee. “This is about saving lives.”
Several resolutions also call on state legislators and Gov. Cuomo to give New York City control over its speed and red-light camera program.