Mamdani’s 15 mph speed limit isn’t about safety, it’s a money grab
NY Post
New York City is already one of the most expensive places in the world to drive.
Between tolls, congestion pricing, parking rules and a growing web of traffic cameras, motorists are increasingly treated like an ATM for City Hall.
Now Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to add another layer — lowering school-zone speed limits to 15 mph and enforcing them 24 hours a day.
At a time when New Yorkers are already struggling with affordability, the mayor’s proposal risks becoming something else entirely: another automated toll on drivers.
Let’s start with the obvious question critics have already raised: Why would school-zone limits apply 24 hours a day?
Kids aren’t walking to school at midnight.
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