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Bill De Blasio Eyes License Requirement for Bike Riders

posted by janrinok on Friday September 06 2019, @11:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the o-wheely? dept.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is considering requiring bicyclists to be licensed and registered like automobile drivers currently are.

According to a report in the New York Daily News on Wednesday, the mayor also wants to expand the city's safety regulations, which already have won it a nanny-state reputation, to include requiring Citi Bike renters to wear helmets.

Mr. de Blasio called the idea of forcing cyclists to have licenses and registration a "valid discussion," the Daily News reported, and added that he also plans a crackdown on cyclists who break traffic laws.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/4/bill-de-blasio-eyes-licenses-bike-riders/

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by terrab0t on Friday September 06 2019, @12:17PM (3 children)

    by terrab0t (4674) on Friday September 06 2019, @12:17PM (#890482)

    It’s more likely the revenue will come in a more subtle way like it does from cars: fines.

    Bikes are not likely a good source of speeding ticket revenue, but all of those other violations are ripe for ticketing.

    There are currently no fines for parking a bike in the wrong place (that I know of), but parking tickets for bikes would be the next logical step.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @01:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @01:42PM (#890507)

    Bikes are an excellent source of revenue for most types of traffic violations. Especially roadrage inducing failure to keep up with traffic and failure to signal.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @05:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @05:04PM (#890612)

    but they don't have enough cops to deal with pervasive motor vehicle traffic violations. double-parking, red light running, etc. in the first place. These are more problematic for every road & sidewalk user.

    just sayin'.

  • (Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Tuesday September 10 2019, @10:41AM

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Tuesday September 10 2019, @10:41AM (#892156)

    I thought the fine for parking your bike in the wrong place was to have the lock cut and the bike taken away?