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Yes, it's getting nuts out there. Around where I live people regularly ride their electric bikes or electric scooters on the sidewalk, many without much regard

Yes, it's getting nuts out there. Around where I live people regularly ride their electric bikes or electric scooters on the sidewalk, many without much regard for pedestrians. Dealt with a guy that was riding his bike at high speed and expected people to get out of his way rather than he slowing down. Basically he was terrorizing people on the sidewalk. I don't know if it's still the case but people had to buy a license, in the past, for a regular bike but that was more of a tax on using the street not a safety issue. We need one for safety for electric bikes more than ever.

nobody9999 3y ago
>Around where I live people regularly ride their electric bikes or electric scooters on the sidewalk, many without much regard for pedestrians. That's illegal where I live[0], and not just for e-bikes. Unfortunately, people still do it, of course. In fact, I quoted RCNY 4-07 (c)(3) [see below] to three young women riding Citibikes[1] on the sidewalk the other day. I get that folks are afraid of cars (especially since most drivers pay exactly zero attention to anything they can kill/maim by hitting and only worry about the panel trucks and buses), but the solution isn't to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Rather, providing separated bike lanes makes much more sense. Unfortunately, the pervasive car culture (especially in the US, cf. Jaywalking[2]) makes such changes less likely, especially outside of urban areas. And more's the pity Admin Code – 19-176 – Bicycles ridden on sidewalks may be confiscated and riders may be subject to legal sanctions (see also: RCNY § 4-07(c) (3) RCNY 4-07 (c) (3) No driving bikes on sidewalks, unless sign allows or wheels are less than 26 inches in diameter and rider is twelve years or younger RCNY 4-14 (c) No person shall ride a bicycle in any park, except in places designated for bike riding; but persons may push bikes in single file to and from such places, except on beaches and boardwalks. [0] https://nybc.net/education/bike-law/2-uncategorised/68-a-summary-of-ny-state-bike-laws#nycsidewalk https://nybc.net/education/bike-law/2-uncategorised/68-a-sum... [1] https://citibikenyc.com/ https://citibikenyc.com/ [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/03/01/how-jaywalking-became-a-crime/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/03/01/...
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  Cool you should walk around with a QR Code Tee Shirt with that stuff, so they can easily link out to the fulltext.

nobody9999 3y ago

>Around where I live people regularly ride their electric bikes or electric scooters on the sidewalk, many without much regard for pedestrians. That's illegal where I live[0], and not just for e-bikes. Unfortunately, people still do it, of course. In fact, I quoted RCNY 4-07 (c)(3) [see below] to three young women riding Citibikes[1] on the sidewalk the other day. I get that folks are afraid of cars (especially since most drivers pay exactly zero attention to anything they can kill/maim by hitting and only worry about the panel trucks and buses), but the solution isn't to endanger pedestrians on the sidewalk. Rather, providing separated bike lanes makes much more sense. Unfortunately, the pervasive car culture (especially in the US, cf. Jaywalking[2]) makes such changes less likely, especially outside of urban areas. And more's the pity Admin Code – 19-176 – Bicycles ridden on sidewalks may be confiscated and riders may be subject to legal sanctions (see also: RCNY § 4-07(c) (3) RCNY 4-07 (c) (3) No driving bikes on sidewalks, unless sign allows or wheels are less than 26 inches in diameter and rider is twelve years or younger RCNY 4-14 (c) No person shall ride a bicycle in any park, except in places designated for bike riding; but persons may push bikes in single file to and from such places, except on beaches and boardwalks. [0] https://nybc.net/education/bike-law/2-uncategorised/68-a-summary-of-ny-state-bike-laws#nycsidewalk https://nybc.net/education/bike-law/2-uncategorised/68-a-sum... [1] https://citibikenyc.com/ https://citibikenyc.com/ [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/03/01/how-jaywalking-became-a-crime/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/03/01/...

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Cool you should walk around with a QR Code Tee Shirt with that stuff, so they can easily link out to the fulltext.