PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Carrie Michaels, Steering Committee Member of NYC EFSA
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Carrie Michaels, a steering committee member of NYC EFSA, testified in support of Intro 606 (Priscilla's Law). She shared her personal experiences of being hit by e-bikes and expressed concerns about the safety of cyclists and pedestrians in New York City.
- Criticized DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez for leaving the meeting and not addressing safety concerns raised in previous meetings
- Argued that e-bike safety issues are not related to discrimination, citing the majority of Lyft Citi Bike users as white
- Called for increased safety measures and enforcement for e-bike and Citi Bike riders, particularly on the Hudson River Parkway
Carrie Michaels
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Pam with her testimony and then I whatever.
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Anyway, it was a misunderstanding.
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Thank you.
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I am a member, steering committee member of NYC EFSA.
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I'm an avid cyclist.
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I'm a fundraiser on my bike.
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It's very important to me that I continue to do this.
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And I'm a victim of 2 e vehicle, experiences of e vehicle violence.
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I was hit twice by 2 different e bikes, 1 in the park and 1 in front of my house.
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The one in the park I was cycling and, it was pretty severe.
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I was in the emergency room for 7 hours.
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I suffered a lot, like many people have here today.
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I don't need to expand on my victim story other than to say that.
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I, of course, am in support of Priscilla's Law 0 606.
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What I wanna mention, beyond this is that it is for me, and he's no longer here, it's unconscionable to me that Adonis Rodriguez left the meeting, and we as a group met with him over a year and a half ago, DOT.
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We met with him over a year and a half ago expressing many of these concerns with suggestions as we have to improve safety.
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None of this has to do with any sort of discrimination and the reason I say that is because as a cyclist, I wanna continue cycling.
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It's extremely difficult to cycle now even in the park.
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It's hazardous, it's dangerous, especially on the Hudson River Parkway.
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To the point of discrimination, Lyft Citi Bike, the majority of Lyft Citi Bike users and riders are white.
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I know this because I see it.
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I'm almost hit by these people every day.
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It has nothing to do with race or profiling.
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We've contacted Lyft many times, including Gail Brewer's office.
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We've reached out to her, including Eric Batcher's office, trying to get a meeting with them to talk about safety and enforcement and regulation for their egregious riders, headphones going the wrong way through the crosswalks, injuring people, killing Priscilla Loke.
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They are unresponsive.
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So if I can just finish on
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Actually, no.
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Because we have well over 50 people on Zoom.
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Please, please, get
Carrie Michaels
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in touch with Lyft for your for your committee.
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Thank you.
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Please.
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They're unresponsive.
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Thank you.
