New campaign aims to stop deadly e-bike crashes in NYC
New York City transportation officials are launching an e-bike public safety campaign in response to a soaring number of deadly crashes on the bikes.
The multilingual campaign will roll out via social media, subways, TV, radio and newspapers and “will inform users how to properly accelerate, brake and operate an electrical bike at an appropriate speed,” Rodriguez said. The NYPD has issued e-bike riders more than 1,600 summonses for alleged moving violations so far in 2024, and more than 400 parking tickets to car drivers parked in bike lanes, NYPD Chief of Transportation Philip Rivera said.
Although e-bike riders aren't required to be licensed or insured, state Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar introduced legislation this week that would require e-bikes to bethat he would like to see leaders regulate corporations that employ delivery workers rather than put "the burden of penalty" on workers.
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