A federal lawsuit claims NYPD is improperly ticketing cyclists who obey pedestrian crossing signals, violating a 2019 law that allows riders to proceed on a 'walk' signal. The lawsuit states that despite clear legal provisions, enforcement practices lead to unwarranted penalties against cyclists, harming their rights. Cyclist Oliver Casey Esparza, who received a ticket from an NYPD officer despite compliance with the law, highlights the urgency for the department to receive better training to understand and enforce applicable laws correctly. The suit seeks damages for affected cyclists and reform within the department.
NYPD patrols are wrongfully ticketing Big Apple cyclists who run red lights, despite laws already on the books allowing them to follow pedestrian crossing signals.
Despite this clear and unambiguous statute, the city maintains a policy and practice of detaining, ticketing, and prosecuting cyclists who lawfully ride through an intersection when the pedestrian control signal indicates white/walk.
Lawyers for the cyclist are demanding that the city shell out damages to the hundreds who have been ticketed, detained or arrested as a result of the years-long dispute.
This policy and practice is so consistent and widespread that it constitutes a custom or usage of which policymakers ... must have been aware.
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