New York City will lower the speed limit by 5 miles an hour on nine major roads across the five boroughs
, officials said Tuesday, responding to an increase in fatal car crashes this year that they say has been caused by reckless driving.
The officials said they saw an increase in speeding violations when the coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March. Lockdown restrictions to control the spread of infections likely led to drivers taking advantage of emptier roads, they said. Now that much of the city has reopened and traffic...
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