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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: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday September 06 2019, @04:24PM (1 child)
When Miami opened their MetroRail, they required a "Bikes on Trains" permit if you wanted to take a bike on the trains.... $12, one time, got you a photo ID and an educational packet that basically said: don't be a jackass. I assume if you had trouble comprehending the packet they might take your ID away and make you get another one, very low overhead version of a drivers' license.
I believe that there are far better things to go after than bicycle licenses, but... politicians will be politicians, and since the majority of New Yarkers don't ride, this might be a way to score a few points in the next election cycle.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 06 2019, @05:05PM
$12 for less than $1 basically, other $11 going to the company providing the resources and training that just so happens to be ran by the brother in law of some jackass who championed this?