PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Eleanor Wano on E-Bike Safety and Support for Intro 606
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Eleanor Wano, a resident of Little Italy and Chinatown, testifies in support of Intro 606, sharing personal experiences with e-bike accidents and expressing concerns about e-bike safety in her neighborhood. She emphasizes the need for responsibility among e-bike riders while acknowledging their need to make a living.
- Recounts being hit by an e-bike rider going the wrong way, resulting in facial injuries
- Describes witnessing dangerous e-bike behavior in Chinatown, particularly around elderly residents
- Criticizes a DOT decision to install a bike lane next to a bus stop, which she considers dangerous
- Argues that freedom to use e-bikes should come with responsibility
Eleanor Wano
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Hi.
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My name is Eleanor.
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I live between Little Italy and Chinatown.
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I'm here to support I'm here to support the intro 606.
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Before the pandemic, I was once hit on Grand Street while I was standing at the right way.
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This, ebike person with a huge package on the back of his bike, was going the wrong way, and he struck my face and my cheeks with such pain that I was unable to identify him or chase after him.
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He probably disappeared without knowing he has hurt me.
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Luckily, there was this nice couple who went to the seafood market to get me a pack of ice to lessen my pain.
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Also, I used to work for the bank, and I have a bank customer whose daughter was also knocked down by the bike, and she end up seeing the dentist.
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Okay?
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In Chinatown, it's a it's a neighborhood with a lot of elders, especially like on Bawi Street.
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I saw e bikes speeding between the cars during red light.
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The cars was on red they stopped at the red light, but the e bike still speed through.
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Imagine the older folks who won't see that.
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They might be hurt.
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And also lately, the DOT also put in a bitling on Park Road next to the bike next to the bus stop and make the make the people cause the bite the two way bitling to get on a bus island against
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Eleanor Wano
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community opposition.
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Okay?
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This is very dangerous.
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I hope DOT heard that and removed that island.
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Okay?
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I I I understand the Yi Bay people need to make a living, but they still have to be responsible.
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Okay?
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Everybody like to drive whatever they speed up, but freedom needs responsibility.
