New York City traffic deaths dropped to record low in 2016
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Traffic deaths in New York City have declined for the third straight year, dropping to a record low of 229 in 2016.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the downward trend in traffic deaths shows his Vision Zero traffic-safety campaign is working.
The 229 traffic fatalities were pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and people in cars. The number fell from 234 in 2015.
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City officials say 229 is the lowest number of traffic deaths since record-keeping began in 1910.
Pedestrian deaths increased slightly to 144, up from 139 in 2015.
The first few days of 2017 have already seen several traffic deaths.
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The latest was 88-year-old Feliks Dadiomov, who was hit by a car Tuesday night.
Police say Dadiomov was trying to cross a Brooklyn parkway against the stoplight.