Street safety advocates are renewing calls for legislation to crack down on serial speeders after a driver with a history of violations slammed into an MTA bus, sending it crashing into an apartment building in Bay Ridge.

Police said the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. A Honda Accord traveling down Ridge Boulevard struck the bus, which then crashed into the building.

“It could have been a real disaster if people got hurt. Awful. Just terrible. I feel terrible,” said neighbor Kathy Milberger.

No one inside the building or on the bus was hurt, and the bus driver was not injured. Police said the driver of the car, a 26-year-old man, was taken to the hospital.

“I mean, it’s scary, especially since I didn’t even know until just now seeing it. I just hope everyone’s OK,” said neighbor Arbi Kumi.

Records show the driver’s license plate is tied to 16 speed camera tickets in the past year.

Advocates with the group Transportation Alternatives say incidents like this are the reason they’re pushing for new legislation.

“There is a really small subset of drivers that get ticket after ticket after ticket, and it doesn’t really seem to be a deterrent,” said Alexa Sledge, director of communications for Transportation Alternatives. “These are the drivers, a very small minority, that are continuing to drive through communities and use their vehicles as a weapon.”

The Stop Speeders Act, introduced by state Sen. Andrew Gounardes, would require drivers with 16 or more speeding tickets to get a speed limiter installed in their car.

“You can actually be flooring the gas pedal and you’re never going to go more than five miles above the speed limit,” Sledge explained. “It’s all coded so it knows exactly what street you’re driving on and what the speed limit is, and it automatically adjusts.”

The bill passed the Senate in June but has not made it to the Assembly.

Sledge said the legislation would be a more effective deterrent than suspending licenses.

“The great thing about this bill is that not only will it prevent crashes and save lives, it enables everyone to continue driving,” she said. “If you need to use a car to get to work, to go to the hospital or take your kids to school, you can still use your car, but now you’re doing it in a way that’s safe. It’s actually also much more effective than suspending licenses. There’s a lot of research that the majority of drivers with a suspended license drive anyway, whereas with this legislation, you’re still allowed to use your car—you’re just using it safely.”

Gounardes said he is committed to getting the law on the books and plans to continue the fight in 2026.

Police said no arrests have been made in the crash, but the investigation is ongoing.