Today, the Police Commissioner and I are unveiling a new quality of life program designed to put the brakes on unsafe drivers. Beginning tomorrow, we will increase our enforcement efforts that target reckless motorists. So today we are putting all motorists on notice. If you run a red light or drive too fast, the New York City Police Department will be there to ticket and possibly arrest you. We have also made significant progress in traffic safety.
Traffic fatalities are already down compared to last year.
Nevertheless, we believe that we can improve that record and make the streets even safer for pedestrians and motorists. The Mayor and Police Commissioner stressed that this program will take place in all five boroughs.