Kenneth Lay
7:21:57
Thanks for hanging in.
7:21:59
Thanks for the opportunity to speak.
7:22:01
I'm a Brooklyn resident.
7:22:02
I bike nearly every day, and, it's transformed my ability to move efficiently and sustainably through New York for work and for leisure.
7:22:10
It's greatly improved my ability to get around, especially in areas with less robust public transit.
7:22:15
It's also better for my health.
7:22:16
It's better the environment, and it's way faster than driving.
7:22:21
I know everybody is recognized throughout the day that we have a problem, and I think people getting hit by you guys is a huge concern.
7:22:27
But and clearly, the status quo is not safe.
7:22:30
So I think we should be trying to maximize safety as much as quickly as possible, and I think it's very clear that redesigning roads for safety for all users is the best way to do this.
7:22:39
I know the council recognized this 5 years ago and passing streets plan.
7:22:42
And that other cities have taken that approach.
7:22:45
Street safety is hugely improved for everyone, much more so than trying other measures like the licensing.
7:22:51
I think we can increase education bike riders.
7:22:53
I think an increase in fair enforcement by the NYPD would be good.
7:22:57
I do see cops ignoring reckless behavior all the time by bikers and also by drivers.
7:23:02
I don't really understand why they would license.
7:23:04
They already have the ability to enforce without a license.
7:23:08
And I'd also actually be interested in seeing NYPD officers on bikes.
7:23:11
I don't see how an officer sitting in an SUV is gonna be able to enforce someone on an e bike.
7:23:18
But in any event, it sounds like this approach should be very expensive to set up and manage.
7:23:23
I don't think we should spend any more public money and approaches that others have tried and sounds like didn't work out and didn't really improve safety.
7:23:30
And so, I think that, I think we should have focused more on accommodating these modes of transportation, like biking, e biking that are cleaner and that with proven measures that improves safety rather than approaches that are expensive and only minimally effective for safety.
7:23:47
And finally, I think Mayor Adams needs to stop violating the 2019 streets plan and get those streets.
7:23:51
Safety redesigns implemented now instead of this.
