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Council member inquires about new NYPD policy on charging bicyclists
1:24:15
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Council Member Diana Ayala asks DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez about any conversations with the NYPD regarding their new policy on charging bicyclists with criminal summonses for traffic violations.
- Ayala specifically mentions running lights, disobeying signs, and riding the wrong way in bike lanes.
- The question aims to understand if there was coordination between DOT and NYPD on this new policy.
Diana Ayala
1:24:15
My question is actually I'm not sure that I'm asking the correct agency but I'm assuming that there I'm hoping that there was some coordination here.
1:24:23
Could you tell us if you've had any conversations with the NYPD regarding their new policy on legally charging bicyclists with criminal summonses for running lights, disobeying signs, and or riding the wrong way on a bike lane?