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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Raul Rivera, TLC Driver and TLC Driver Advocate
3:49:40
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115 sec
Raul Rivera, a TLC driver and advocate, strongly opposes Intro 1138 and criticizes the committee's performance. He accuses non-profits present of being lobbyists and argues against what he perceives as an anti-vehicle agenda.
- Highlights the council member's numerous camera tickets, particularly speeding in school zones
- Claims that the committee is not addressing important issues like Priscilla's law
- Expresses frustration with the allocation of parking spaces to rideshare companies in the council member's district
Raul Rivera
3:49:40
Good afternoon.
3:49:41
My name is Raul Rivera.
3:49:42
I'm a TLC driver and a TLC driver advocate.
3:49:45
We haven't driven in two years but we have 23,000 trips with Uber and Lyft.
3:49:50
As you can see we have a room full of people who are basically lobbyists and getting paid.
3:49:57
These are non profits here.
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These are individuals that are here.
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They may put a smile on their face but they're not fooling anybody.
3:50:05
We're against eleven thirty eight.
3:50:08
Actually, we're against this committee.
3:50:10
This committee is not doing its job.
3:50:12
Last month, we we asked for your resignation.
3:50:15
I I think that was important.
3:50:17
We hear a lot about parking.
3:50:20
In your district you're giving away parking to rideshare companies.
3:50:24
It's on the DOT website.
3:50:27
And these these people here are nothing but anti vehicle.
3:50:31
Alright?
3:50:31
Anti vehicle, they're not for safety.
3:50:32
If they were for safety, they will be for Priscilla's law and nobody's for Priscilla's law.
3:50:38
I think Priscilla counts and nobody's defending that.
3:50:42
Right?
3:50:43
Doesn't Priscilla count?
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And another thing that's very important that everybody should know is that you council member have over 30 something camera tickets.
3:50:54
That's pretty despicable.
3:50:56
30 something camera tickets.
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21 of them are speeding tickets through school zones.
3:51:03
You know?
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You might think that this is a personal attack, but it's not.
3:51:06
It's just it's a fact.
3:51:07
The people that are that are on this committee, you know, got multiple tickets like you.
3:51:12
I don't know.
3:51:12
You said you was gonna you pledged to do better.
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And right after the pledge, you got another three tickets.
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I've been driving for six and a half years.
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I only got two tickets.
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It's it's amazing what's happening here.
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These NGOs are nothing but lobbyists.
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This is it's comical.
3:51:31
You you can't make it up.
3:51:33
You can't make it up.
3:51:34
I'll leave it there.
3:51:35
Thank you.