T.A. Kicks Off "Operation Hazard I.D."

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Beginning in late October, T.A. will inventory every Manhattan avenue between 60th Street and Houston for cyclist-threatening potholes, steel plates, ropes of hardened asphalt and rough pavement. T.A. will formally notify the City of the hazards so that cyclists can sue under the "pothole law," which requires 90-day advance notice of a street hazard to make the City legally liable for any consequent damages. The goal is to get the City's lawyers and budget minders--stung by the fear of monster lawsuits--to start yelling at the DOT to maintain the streets. A data-base of the hazards will be created, which will then be regularly updated and made available to the lawyers of injured cyclists. A company called "Big Apple Pothole" has had great success inventorying every inch of the city's 12,000 miles of sidewalks and selling that information to personal injury lawyers. Sick of killer potholes? Operation Hazard I.D. needs your help with surveying, data entry, moral support, etc. Call or e-mail Nigel at T.A.: (212) 629-8080; info@transalt.org.