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New York May Create a ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’

Families for Safe Streets pioneers a first-in-the-nation plan to give victims of road violence the same rights that crime victims have.
New York May Create a ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’
A new bill could mean fewer ghost bikes. Photo: ##http://photoblog.statesman.com/a-ghost-bike-and-a-memorial-bike-ride-for-andrew-runciman-hit-and-run-victim##Collective Vision##

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