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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, @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.