Electric Bike Users Face Steep Fines With City Council Proposal
They're flying through your backstreets, they're mowing your people down: the dreaded electric bikes have come under attack by lawmakers again. Councilman Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan) is spearheading a bill that would raise the fine for e-biking on the sidewalk from $100 to $200. The fine for running a red light would also increase from a maximum of $450 to $900, Garodnick said. Why the constant increases in fines when these bikes already cost customers in the range of $1500? It's to make up for the fact that the City Council can't seem to get the NYPD to step up enforcement. [ more › ]
Electric Bike Users Face Steep Fines With City Council Proposal
Rachel Pincus
Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:04:00 GMT
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