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

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @01:34PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @01:34PM (#890504)

    The problem is that the helmets most cyclists wear are known to be useless. Hits to the crown of the head are rare compared with the sides or front.

    The issue is that cyclists don't take responsibility for the things they can, like actually knowing the rules of the road. Licensing is more or less going to happen because of the recklessness abs irresponsibility of some elements of the community.

    While we're at it, it's time to require that they carry insurance and have some sort of a license plate to help identify them when they cause crashes.

  • (Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @02:12PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @02:12PM (#890517)

    Also require the police to treat bike theft the same as auto theft.
    20years for steeling a bicycle if your over 18. Under 18 gets you 2 years working for the local soup kitchen.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @04:29PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @04:29PM (#890597)

      Sorry, cost to replace a car is 50 times greater than a bicycle. Thus, the harsher punishment.
      You don't get to throw somebody in jail for stealing your teddybear you've had since childhood, either. It's based on cost of replacement.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @11:22PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @11:22PM (#890754)

        Have you priced good bicycles? Not Wall-E-World. We sold many bikes in the $5k range all the time. About once every two years a $15k to $30k bike would sell. Cops don't care how much it cost. They just want to take a report and go eat dinner.
        #lockupbicyclethieves
        Stealing bicycles is the way to go if your a career criminal.
        eBay, Craigslist, and many others are your fence.
        Tear down is easy and parts are good prices on ebay.