Transportation
What Can Cities Do About the Most Dangerous Drivers?
New automated traffic enforcement technology is exposing repeat offenders with multiple speeding tickets — but cities aren’t doing enough to rein them in.
The aftermath of a 2022 vehicle crash in Washington, DC.
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“A ticking time bomb.”
That’s how Slate’s Dan Kois described the driver of an SUV that smashed into an Lyft car and killed the driver and his two passengers in Washington, DC, in March. The driver was apparently fleeing a traffic stop. Local reporters quickly revealed his horrible driving record: He had racked up 44 driving infractions — 43 for speeding — in less than a year.