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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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Hey, wait a minute!! I want a divorce!! ... you're not Clint Eastwood!!
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @12:58PM (9 children)
Yeah, I remember the Pulse nightclub bicycle massacre. A guy armed with a 10-speed bicycle killed 49 victims in minutes.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Friday September 06 2019, @01:29PM (6 children)
That's the trick, right? Kill 'em slowly, one at a time, so nobody notices.
You can kill 100 people a day in car wrecks. Where's the outrage? But crash a single 737? Oh lordy!
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Informative) by Coward, Anonymous on Friday September 06 2019, @02:24PM (5 children)
The problem is that two crashed, and even highly-paid professionals were unable to fly them safely.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @03:32PM (4 children)
Ethiopian pilots only make $60 per day: https://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Ethiopian_Airlines [pilotjobsnetwork.com]
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @03:41PM (1 child)
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @03:44PM
And how much can they buy for $60 in Ethiopia?
40 acres and a mule?
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @04:48PM
Per diem $60/day - That's NOT pay, that's extras.
(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Friday September 06 2019, @05:16PM
$60 per day is the per diem rate. That's what they get for travel expenses. It is not their salary.
(Score: 3, Informative) by PinkyGigglebrain on Friday September 06 2019, @07:35PM (1 child)
Yeah, I remember the Bastille day massacre in Nice. A guy armed with a truck killed 86 people in minutes.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @04:22AM
It was a truck of peace, you bigot!