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Current issues with e-bikes and lack of regulatory framework

2:26:36

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Commissioner Tisch elaborates on the current problems with e-bikes in New York City, emphasizing the lack of a proper regulatory framework. She highlights the need for a balanced approach that addresses both pedestrian safety and the desire for more bikes on the road.

  • Tisch points out that the current situation doesn't work for pedestrians or advocates of increased bike usage
  • She describes the 'explosion' of biking in NYC without a meaningful legal framework to ensure safety
  • Tisch expresses her opinion that the current situation is 'out of control' and needs to be addressed through collaboration with the city council
Jessica Tisch
2:26:36
And that's the thing.
2:26:37
The status quo doesn't work for pedestrians.
2:26:40
Agreed.
2:26:40
It also doesn't work for people who believe and who are desperate to see more bikes on the road.
2:26:50
Because what we've seen over the past, let's say, ten years is like the explosion of biking in New York City without any meaningful legal framework to keep everyone safe.
2:27:05
And when things grow like that without a regulatory framework, they get out of control.
2:27:10
And right now my opinion, the an opinion that I know is shared by lots of New Yorkers, things are out of control.
2:27:18
And so we need to work with this council to bring it back under control and put in place a sensible framework to address it.
2:27:25
As to your question about the move to criminalize, I will look at those numbers and I will be prepared soon to have a meaningful conversation with you.
2:27:37
I believe in the spirit of those reforms that you mentioned, but I just wanna have more specific numbers in my head before we I
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