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lapucelle

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1. I think that the reasoning behind the criminal summonses was that e-bike/bike riders

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 08:20 AM

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do not need either a license or insurance, and they were simply blowing off the civil citations. While those folks could eventually be prosecuted as scofflaws, they didn't have to worry about losing a license or skyrocketing insurance rates. A criminal summons can be enforced through a bench warrant.

I don't know how often you are in the city, but, for several years, it's been dangerous to step off a curb to hail a cab, to see if a bus is coming, or to simply wait for the light to change given the speed of some e-bike riders. Pedestrians have been killed.

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Traffic laws in NYC (may be a bit of a strtch for this forum) [View all] Old Crank Monday OP

I think that the reasoning behind the criminal summonses was that e-bike/bike riders lapucelle Monday #1

4 pedestrians deaths involving e bikes in 2025 Old Crank Monday #3

N.J., beginning this month, requires registration and Insurance for electrified bikes. 3Hotdogs Monday #2

Which is dumb Old Crank Monday #4