PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Ernest Augustus, Member of Brooklyn Community Board 2, on E-bike Safety and Intro 606
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Ernest Augustus, a member of Brooklyn Community Board 2, testifies in strong support of Intro 606 (Priscilla's law), which would require license plates for all e-bikes and e-mobility vehicles. He emphasizes the importance of this bill for public safety, particularly for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, disabled, and children.
- Augustus highlights that the e-bike safety issue resonates strongly in his Clinton Hill and Fort Greene community, especially among black women.
- He questions the legitimacy of efforts to delegitimize the safety concerns surrounding e-bikes.
- Augustus urges the committee to recognize the public safety issue despite attempts to gaslight policymakers and the public.
Ernest Augustus
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Thank you, Sherry, Brook Power
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oh, Natalie?
Ernest Augustus
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Okay.
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Thank you, Sherry Brooks Powers and the committee on transportation and, infrastructure.
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My name is, Ernest Augustus, and I am a resident of Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, and, Brooklyn.
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I I also served, on CB 2 on its land use committee and its transportation, committee for a number number of, years.
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I'm testifying today in strong support, intro 606 Priscilla's law, which would require license plates for all Evites, e micro mobility vehicles.
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EVISA, the NYC E Vehicle Safety Alliance, has spear spearheaded this proposed bill as a vital public safety initiative to protect our most vulnerable, the elderly, disabled, and kids, and all pedestrians, cyclists, and e bikers from death and serious of injuries.
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Their support for this bill is all about public safety as we go about our business in the on on the sidewalk and streets of New York.
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I can attest to the fact that this issue of e bike safety resonates in the Clinton Hill, Fort Greene community, especially among black women who are angry about this safety, issue, and my wife is one among them.
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Members of this committee have also walked out of this city council campus and city council office building and has seen, these bikes, so surely you know what I'm talking about.
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The question that I pose to this committee in support of this bill is, is this a legitimate public safety, issue?
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I'm convinced that it is.
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It's not that complex.
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There has been concerted efforts to delegitimize this, issue by gaslighting the public and policy makers to not believe their own eyes and to demonize the supporters of this bill.
