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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: 1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Friday September 06 2019, @02:46PM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 06 2019, @02:46PM (#890537) Journal

    Remember the joke about Bill Clinton? Arkies wanted him in the White House so they could get him the hell out of Arkansas.

    A pundit claimed this morning that a small group of New Yorkers are pushing hard to get De Blasio elected, so they can get him out of New York.

    Whatever, I think De Blasio is the most authoritarian sumbitch being considered in this election cycle. He doesn't mind taxing your soft drinks, your fritos, your beans, your bicycle - if he can figure out how to do it, he'll tax or fine you for having sex of any type. Masturbation would carry all the same penalties as any other kind of sex, plus a "sin" tax for self-abuse.

    With all the talk from the left about post-natal abortion, can we think about aborting Bill?

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  • (Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @03:58PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @03:58PM (#890571)

    If "your soft drinks, your fritos, your beans" externalize health costs onto other people then you do need to start picking some of that up.

  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Friday September 06 2019, @07:40PM (1 child)

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Friday September 06 2019, @07:40PM (#890671)

    At least he has specific policy ideas that he can be judged on. In contrast, I suspect Bernie's plans would require heavy taxes that would be sprinkled over various items that might drive up health care costs. I mean, it's only responsible that expensive (from a health care cost perspective) lifestyles get taxed more to pay for healthcare, right?

    Same for Warren. Her tax increases would be epic, as well.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @01:14PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @01:14PM (#890951)

      We pay a lot for roads, but you don't bitch about that.