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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.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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, 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.

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  • (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.