"I haven't read the specifics, but I do know from firsthand experience how horrible this can be for any family to have their partner, wife, child struck by an electric motorcycle, vehicle - whatever you want to call them. They should have some restrictions. They're not just simple bikes... They're electric vehicles. They should definitely have different standards and rules around them."
"E-bikes riders, as well as cyclists, had been the subject of a blitz started under former Mayor Eric Adams that saw them slapped with criminal summonses for traffic infractions such as blowing through stop signs or zipping along sidewalks. But progressives and street safety advocates noted that drivers of cars and trucks didn't face criminal penalties for identical infractions."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the NYPD will stop issuing criminal summonses to e-bike and cyclist riders for traffic violations starting March 27. This reversal of former Mayor Eric Adams' enforcement blitz has drawn criticism from families of victims killed by e-bike riders. Kathryn Kranhold, widow of actress Lisa Banes who died in an e-bike hit-and-run five years ago, expressed disbelief at the policy change, arguing e-bikes should face stricter regulations as electric vehicles rather than simple bicycles. Peter Rebic, ex-husband of Theresa Valenti killed by an e-bike in Brooklyn, also opposed the rollback. Progressive advocates had opposed criminal penalties, noting car and truck drivers faced no similar consequences and that enforcement disproportionately affected migrant delivery workers.
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