"The governor's proposal guts long-standing protections for crash victims and benefits insurance companies at the expense of people harmed by negligent drivers. It would result in more denied claims, less accountability for dangerous driving, and increased blame placed on victims. It will shift financial responsibility from those responsible back onto victims. It does not prevent crashes, improve street safety or guarantee lower insurance premiums. Similar reforms in other states did not reduce insurance costs. Instead, injured pedestrians and cyclists will pay the price."
"This proposal would dramatically weaken legal protections for people injured by cars, shift costs to families and taxpayers, and do nothing to improve safety or reduce insurance premiums,"
A legislative hearing on statewide transportation proposals produced little action and included an emotional outburst by MTA Chairman Janno Lieber toward Sen. Mario Mattera. The governor proposed lowering car insurance premiums through reforms that advocacy groups warn would reduce compensation for crash victims. Open Plans condemned the proposal as weakening legal protections, shifting costs to families and taxpayers, increasing denied claims, and failing to improve safety or guarantee lower premiums. Open Plans cited other states where similar reforms did not reduce costs and warned that pedestrians and cyclists would suffer. Reinvent Albany raised concerns about Uber's central role and emphasized New York City's progress in reducing road fatalities.
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