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Discussion on licensing requirements for commercial and personal e-bike use
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Council Member Narcisse inquires about potential differences in licensing for commercial and personal e-bike use. Commissioner Rodriguez clarifies the focus on e-bikes and explains the DOT's position on licensing and registration requirements.
- DOT distinguishes between vehicles requiring DMV registration and e-bikes
- The bill under discussion proposes mandating registration and licensing for e-bike users
- DOT agrees with the intent but believes mandating registration and licensing is not the solution
- DOT suggests focusing on education, enforcement, and redesigning to improve safety
Mercedes Narcisse
0:46:42
Will there be a different course for commercial license if we have to license and a personal license.
0:46:50
What do you think?
0:46:51
What's your thought?
Ydanis Rodriguez
0:46:52
Council member, any mopeds that we have and I want also follow-up to distinguish.
0:46:58
There's vehicle that they most had the registration.
0:47:01
This will be registered by the Department of Motor Vehicle.
0:47:04
If they have a numbers, a big number, and those mopers are in that category.
0:47:09
We are speaking here is about especially about electrical bike.
0:47:14
That's what we are, you know, having this conversation.
0:47:17
The bill the bill that is calling to mandate to have a registration and license for individual who use ebike.
0:47:24
We said before, we agree with the intent, but we believe that mandating registration and licensing is not the solution.
0:47:31
We can work.
0:47:32
We've been doing work on education, enforcements, redesigning.
0:47:36
We will continue doing more, and we believe by using those 3 e or vision 0, we can improve safety big time.