63 traffic-slowing moves to curb carnage

break the rules, making it easier to suspend the licenses of those involved in accidents that cause injuries.

The Taxi Workers Alliance welcomed the new emphasis on traffic safety, but complained that hacks were being made “scapegoats.”

“To shut off the meter in the middle of a fare is not only insane Big Brother, it’s severe, cruel, and simply unhelpful. Technology that can truly be helpful should be considered, but this would just be overboard,” said the alliance’s executive director, Bhairavi Desai.

“Drivers already have no guaranteed income, only expenses on the lease, fuel and vehicle repairs. Every statistic shows taxi drivers are the safest drivers in New York City. We don’t deserve to be singled out and punished to do even better.”

Three elements at the center of de Blasio’s plan — reducing the citywide speed limit and increasing the number of cameras to catch drivers who speed or ignore red lights — need the approval of the Legislature, becoming yet another issue for which de Blasio must lobby Albany.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg had to battle the police union before winning permission last year to install 20 speed cameras, all in school zones.

Initial reaction in Albany was lukewarm.

A Democratic state lawmaker said the plan has created some grumbling among his colleagues.

“It’s another issue he’s putting on the table beside the minimum wage and UPK,” the legislator said, referring to the governor’s proposal to raise taxes to finance universal prekindergarten. “He’s telling us to give up all this control . . . . What’s the point of us being there?”

Another legislator said de Blasio “wants to make New York City a separate state. It just doesn’t work that way.”

A spokeswoman for Gov. Cuomo, Melissa DeRosa, said, “We look forward to reviewing the mayor’s plan and working with the city to reduce traffic fatalities.”

The cost of the Vision Zero proposal is expected to run in the tens of millions, administration officials said.

Agencies are being asked to find cost savings to pay for their parts of the plan, and any additional funding that’s needed will be added in de Blasio’s executive budget in the spring.