Comment regarding the Village Sun piece-Mayor wants to regain control of streets-below

There was never an environmental impact study done — resulting in the worst congestion in the nation. There was no genuine, sustained, cooperative effort to establish a responsible cycling community. Result::: daily danger on the streets and sidewalks — only increasing with the onslaught of other modes of menace. Vision Zero is aptly named. By opposing enforcement from the time Trans Alt had the ear of Mayor Bloomberg, Charles Komanoff and Mark Gorton, the Sophist in Chief and the Hedge fund Advocate of unpopular positions, have trafficked in zealotry and hubris. Displaying a reckless disregard for public safety and wallowing in their own self-righteous drive to surpass Robert Moses in infamy and undermine the NYPD. How the city administrations have succumbed to this bludgeoning of the quality of life is a sad comment on the priorities and humanity of our Captains of Commerce. Vision Zero has been IRRATIONAL from the jump. Although bike programs in Europe have their issues, New York’s version with different logistics of population density and street width, complemented by the egregious lack of enforcement, has created a public safety crisis. **** Lying in the weeds is PlacemakingX, Fred Kent was its co-founder along with Komanoff of Trans Alt. His son Ethan now mans the helm. This is why TA has shifted its rallying cry from cycling being good for health and pollution to needing more public space. The privatization of public space. Said to be good for shopping and real estate.

Village Sun-Mayor Adams-"We have to regain control of our streets"

Lincoln Anderson of the VS continues his formidable reporting of the public safety crisis caused by the danger on the streets and sidewalks. The mayor does not appear to be on top of the issue. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGwJSFkRTVRFqlGZfQzgDvSPgKk

The Village Sun**OP ED by Kathryn Freed vs. Congestion Pricing

Former City Councilmember and Judge Kathryn Freed makes a strong case against Congestion Pricing especially concerning the effects on the Lower East Side. NYC has the worst congestion in the nation. Blame for this clearly lies with the blind Vision Zero. No environmental impact study. Fueled by hubris and zealotry. Speciously based on health considerations that has given way to the private use of public space. Initially proposed by the sophist in Chief Charles Komanoff Vision Z imports cycling programs from Europe from cities with very different street widths and population densities. PLUS Transportation Alternatives is said to have prevailed on city adminsitrations to withhold enforcement by the NYPD. Enforcement being the backbone of accountability. Accountability being the essence of a law abiding responsible cycling culture. Screw public safety say the zealots. Screw quality of life. Irrational policy. Woeful neglect on the part of city administrators.*** https://thevillagesun.com/opinion-congestion-pricing-would-fuel-pollution-on-les

NY Daily News**28th Cycling Death-2nd most deadly year

The 28th cycling death was recently recorded. A 37 year old comedian in a solo e-bike accident. NO LAUGHING MATTER. No mention if he wore a helmet. This is the second most deadly year for cycling. Currently the e-bikes are taking the laurels.*** https://www.yahoo.com/news/brooklyn-comic-death-makes-2023-230800630.html

The Village Sun**NYC EVSA "We Are The Majority"**pursuing e-bike regulation

The Village Sun continues its formidable coverage of the efforts of advocates for public safety to corral the flagrant rogue riding of delivery agents and others riding motorized 2 & 3 wheelers.*** https://thevillagesun.com/we-are-the-majority-e-bike-safety-group-pushes-for-hearing-on-holden-licensing-bill

NYT-Rise in Car Crash Fatalities attributed to Smart Phones & USA Culture

Smart phones similarly contribute to the prevalence of the indifferent behavior of many cyclists. ESPECIALLY DELIVERY AGENTS!!! The consumers want their product handed to them and they want it FAST!! We the public pay for this narcissism by living in daily danger. Suck it up people-COOK! ********************THE SMARTPHONE*****NYT 12/11/23 Many of the potential explanations for the trend don’t seem to fit. Cars in this country are large, but they have become only slightly larger since the early 2000s. Drunken driving has not become more common, and roads have not become more dangerous. But there has been one major change in driver behavior: the use of smartphones. “Smartphones have become ubiquitous with remarkable speed, overlapping closely with the timeline of rising pedestrian deaths,” Emily, Ben and Josh write. “Apple’s iPhone was introduced in 2007. Within a few years, one-third of American adults said they owned a smartphone.” Smartphones have also become ubiquitous in other countries, of course. But American drivers seem to be addicted to their phones in ways that drivers elsewhere are not. Surveys suggest Americans spend more time on their phones while driving than people do in other countries. In part, this phenomenon may reflect this country’s culture, which emphasizes professional success and immediate gratification. It also partly reflects vehicle technology. Nearly all cars in the U.S. are automatic transmission, freeing drivers’ hands (or so they may think) to use phones. In Europe, almost 75 percent of cars still have gears that a driver must change manually. “​​The adoption of smartphones for the past 15 years — where we are today, being addicted on social media and other apps — absolutely contributes to the increase in fatalities on our roads,” Matt Fiorentino, a vice president at Cambridge Mobile Telematics, which tracks dangerous driving for carmakers, insurers and regulators, told Emily.

GRIST***Lith Battery Repair-dangerous-why mechanics do it anyway.

EV battery repair is dangerous. Here’s why mechanics want to do it anyway.

Soho Alliance alert to the City Hall rally e-bike regulation**Public safety

Sean Sweeney(SOHO ALLIANCE) invites all to support the 12/6/23 rally at City Hall "WE ARE THE MAJORITY" to support CM Holden's bill 0758/22 calling for the regulation of e-bikes.*** WHAT: Rally & Press Conference to Support Licensing of e-Bikes WHO: Victims of e-bike accidents, safety advocates, city council members and common citizens like ourselves WHEN: Wednesday, December 6 at noon (arrive by 11:45am) WHERE: City Hall, East Gate, Park Row, directly across from the Brooklyn Bridge The SoHo Alliance has been receiving calls to do something about the mushrooming growth of reckless e-bikers who flout the law, recklessly ride on bothx sidewalks and bike lanes, run red lights, and behave with general contempt for public safety. One reason for this behavior is their lack of accountability. It’s hard to ticket an offender if there is no way to identify the errant rider. Councilmember Robert Holden has introduced a bill before the City Council that would require the NYC Department of Transportation to register and issue license plates for e-vehicles. Of the 51 councilmembers, a majority, 32, have signed on. The bill would pass. However, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is not allowing it to come for a vote. To override that decision, a 2/3rd supermajority of the council, 34 members, is required to force a vote. Opponents of this sensible legislation include lobbyists for the delivery workers and Transportation Alternatives, which absurdly contends that licensing of e-bikes will eventually lead to licensing of pedal bicycles. Accountability Changes Behavior = Lives Saved & Fewer Injuries We are the majority. Please attend. PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. Sincerely, Sean

WBGO NEWS** NYC Worst Congestion in Nation 12/5/23

Scott Pringle reported on WBGO that New York City-Newark has the worst congestion in the nation. The average commuter by vehicle spends 236 hours yearly languishing in traffic. #2 in the cost of gasoline. #8 in fatal crashes. New Jersey is suing to stop congestion pricing. Small business owners express concern that it will hinder business and increase delivey costs which they will have to pass on. Oh but the "visionaries" know best. Ignore environmental impact studies. Establishing responsible cycling culture is a mere nuisance readily dismissed. Fatal accidents-ah mere collateral damage in pursuit of "The Vision." Quality of life? Public safety? Mere inconvenience in pursuit of "The Vision." New York has been taken for a ride. If Transportation Alternatives' intention was to rival Power Broker Robert Moses for negative influence on the life and health of the city-they have done so. In that they have succeeded.

NYC**EVSA sponsors DEC 6 23 RALLY City Hall for e-bike accountability** Village Sun

Lincoln Anderson of the Village Sun has done yeomanlike work covering the public safety crisis engendered by the lack of a responsible bike and micro transport culture. Anderson who is an enthusiastic rider himself lays out the details of the rally and what it calls for. Licensing and registration of the e-bikes. Restoration of New York as a prime walking city. https://thevillagesun.com/city-hall-rally-to-push-for-license-plates-for-all-e-bikes-and-e-vehicles

All About lithium batteries-Responsible use and disposal. **Rockland/Westchester Journal News

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/KtbxLwgdgGWTlHbtCLfPbJtnbDglmsDhXq The dooz and don'tz of lithium battery useage and disposal.Prevent fires.

NYC Gothamist**** Landlords Insurance Risk from e-bike batteries

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-e-bike-owners-wonder-where-to-store-them-as-landlords-fear-battery-fires

Ad in online NYT Upway e-bike sales-Long Island

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CM Bottcher crows about bike lanes & open streets

The full tilt push for commercial interests at the expense of public safety and quality of life continues. There is no safety without a responsible bike micros transport culture. There is none. Never has been. Bike lanes are just another way to push congestion pricing. Open Streets-another private use of public space. Happy holidays. Councilman Eric Bottcher***** Expanding Citi Bike – Following its record-breaking ridership, Citi Bike is doubling its number of docking stations, doubling e-bike supply, and reducing pricing via price capping. Our administration is also on track to create a record number of protected bike lanes and make cycling safer for all! Retail theft task force – We announced a task force of elected officials, law enforcement, small businesses, national retailers, organized labor, and business groups to advise on strategies for combatting individual shoplifting and organized crime rings targeting NYC’s retailers. Holiday Open Streets – We’re increasing our wintertime Open Streets by 25% to create more car-free streets along Fifth Avenue and around Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall! This will make for magical holiday memories and boost local business sales.

NYT: Why Revel shuts down MOPED rental

Why Revel Shut Down Its Moped Service in New York Revel’s ridership has declined steeply amid safety concerns and growing competition from Citi Bike and personal e-bikes and mopeds. Note #1 SAFETY concerns How refreshing

SOHO ALLIANCE E-Bike Menace Addressed (Sean Sweeney)

Excellent run down of the E-Bike menace.Bills to support.Adversaries of public safety cited****************** With the explosion of food delivery services, the SoHo Alliance has been fielding calls from residents upset with the dangerous proliferation of rogue electric bikes, mopeds and scooters careening on our streets, sidewalks and bike lanes. Not only do these daredevil e-bikers instill fear in pedestrians, they have injured countless individuals and even killed several people. Something has to be done to rein in these cowboys. Click here to read just a few news reports from thevillagesun.com of deaths and injuries reported locally. But this menace is a city-wide problem that needs a city-wide solution. Fortunately, a citywide organization, the NYC E-Vehicle Safety Alliance, EVSA, has formed to lobby to get these outlaw riders under control. EVSA demands stricter enforcement of existing traffic laws, something the Adams administration seems reluctant to do. if you want to do something about this problem, follow the organization on Twitter https://twitter.com/nyc_evsa or email EVSA at nyc-evsa@outlook.com to get involved. ************************************************************************************************************************ Legislatively, action is being taken on the state and city levels. State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Tony Simone have introduced three pieces of legislation in Albany to regulate e-bikes. Their first bill would require e-vehicles used by commercial delivery apps, like Grubhub, Uber Eats and DoorDash, to be licensed, making it much easier to identify lawless riders. One reason for the reckless behavior by the delivery workers is that they are under pressure from the companies to deliver the goods ASAP, safety notwithstanding. The second bill requires the companies to provide insurance for their delivery workers, so that the injured would have some recourse to compensation. Thirdly, if an e-bike is involved in a hit-and-run, the penalties should be the same as for automobile hit-and-runs. Currently, these penalties differ considerably and this bill would rectify that disparity. Let the senator know you support his legislation. Email his office at hoylman@nysenate.gov or send an official message to his website, here. Assemblymember Alex Bores and State Senator Liz Krueger have introduced legislation that would require any moped or motorcycle to be registered and have a license plate at the time of purchase. In the City Council, Queens Councilmember Robert Holden has introduced a similar bill, Intro. 0758-2022, to register and license e-bikes with the City Department of Transportation. Supporting this bill would seem like a no-brainer. However, a cohort of lobbyists that includes Transportation Alternatives, Los Deliveristas Unidos, the Street Vendors Project, and Open Plans (the group pushing the outdoor eating sheds as well as closing off streets in SoHo) oppose this sensible legislation since it interferes with their "vision" of New York, disregarding the safety of the public. To support the City Council legislation, email Councilmember Holden's office District30@council.nyc.gov and voice your support for his efforts to control these reckless riders and protect the rest of us. Saving people's lives and limbs is more important than having a pizza delivered in under fifteen minutes.

VILLAGE SUN** e-bike scoflaw cyclist given ticket**caused death

THE VILLAGE SUN continues its valuable reporting on the public safety crisis. The family of retired school teacher Pricilla Loke has diligently pursued bringing an element of justice to her wrongful death by e-bike. SUN reporting kept the NYPD focussed on determining the guilt of the red light running e-bikester who fatally struck the beloved teacher. Kudos to Lincoln Anderson and the Loke family and their lawyer for advocating for Ms Loke and the public. https://thevillagesun.com/exclusive-e-biker-in-chinatown-deadly-crash-ticketed-for-running-red-light-murray-hill-e-bike-victim-still-in-coma

NBC.com** E scooters increasing danger for youth

SO MUCH FOR FREE WHEELING MICRO TRANSPORT Teen boys fall or collide riding electric scooters As electric scooters have become popular, they have also led to more injuries, according to research from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, or CHOP. From 2020 to 2021, researchers found, the number of children and teens injured on electric scooters rose 71% in the U.S. Emergency departments reported more than 13,500 such injuries over the two-year period, frequently among boys ages 16 to 18. Head injuries like fractures were the most common type, the researchers found. Nearly 67% of children who sustained head injuries from electric scooters weren’t wearing helmets. Some scooter injuries involved car accidents, while others came after riders hit potholes or uneven ground. Over the summer, 16-year-old Anthony Greco hit a pothole in the road riding his electric scooter home from work. "The scooter started to lose control, and I felt like I was going to fall off. I tried to hop off and save myself, and then I landed right on my ankle, and it just snapped," he said. Anthony fractured his leg and sought care at CHOP. The wound was so severe and dirty that doctors considered amputation, but they were able to perform reconstructive surgery. "His father is an above-the-knee amputee, so we already live that life. To have that for our son, too, that was a really scary thought," said his mother, Krystine Greco. Dr. J. Todd Lawrence, the pediatric orthopedic surgeon who treated Anthony at CHOP and oversaw the research, said many kids visit the emergency room for similar circumstances. But the majority of electric scooter injuries are "little bumps and bruises, things that are fairly easily treated," he said. To prevent injuries, the researchers suggested adding more bicycle and scooter lanes in suburban and urban areas, teaching kids safe riding practices and educating drivers about maintaining safe distances from scooters. Lawrence said parents should also consider buying scooters with sizes and speeds that are appropriate for their teenagers. "If you’re going to have your 15-year-old teenage boy riding it, they don’t need one that goes 55 miles per hour," he said. According to the Greco family, however, kids shouldn't be riding electric scooters at all. “If I see somebody on an electric scooter, I think to myself, ‘How can you even be doing that right now?'" Anthony said. "I see all of the casualties that can happen while they're on it." This article was originally published on NBCNews.com

NYDN**** NYC on track for 2nd deadliest year for cyclists since 1999.

To date there have been 26 cyclist fatalities in the city. 70% of which have been e-bike riders. The bike advocates complain that the "reqired" mileage of bike lanes have not been built out. The mayor calls for "education".** The whole of Vision Zero has been an exercise in zealotry. A fantastic fatal farce.** There was never an independent environmental impact study conducted. A cooperative effort to establish and maintain a responsible bike culture was actively avoided.To this day Transportation Alternatives asserts "Enforcement is not an option." As in other biked out urban areas it is possible to change policy. Backtrack-undo-rethink. Charles Komanoff is co-founder of Transportation Alternatives. He was a vociferous critic of nuclear energy until 2022. Then he did a 180 degree reversal recognizing the necessity to combat global warming. Vision Zero is another of his "great man" schemes. The proof is in the pudding. CHARLES KOMANOFF-WRONG on VISION ZERO. WRONG on NUCLEAR ENERGY. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nyc-track-deadliest-cyclist-fatalities-230500528.html

Downtown NYC-The Village Sun Rev. Bucey of Judson Mem Church e-bike victim

Lincoln Anderson of The Village Sun continues his excellent coverage of the public safety crisis caused by the lack of a responsible bike culture and in particular the death dealing and leg breaking assault by electric vehicles. Along with the lithium battery fires. I have an extensive comment on the piece about Rev. Bucey's vehicular assault. The causes and what can be done in the aftermath. https://thevillagesun.com/omg-judsons-rev-micah-bucey-hit-by-wrong-way-e-biker-suffers-devastating-leg-injury

CBS:Local News---Bike Rally

Brief account of the bike rally that took place. Again the lack of a responsible bike culture since the Bloomberg administrations and the "visionairies" lack of rationality with their insistence on a policy of no enforcement makes this rally a pathetic exercise in zealotry. European bike programs emphasize safe responsible bike riding. They work assidulously to establsih and maintain them. The logistics of street width and population density are also different. The 26 deaths and all deaths and injuries and numberless close calls are directly morally attributed to the policy and practice of non enforcement. The visionairies are hoist on their on petard-and they have taken the public along for the ride. The "delusionists" like Trump are not limited to Congress. EW YORK -- Dozens of cyclists took to the streets of Manhattan on Wednesday to demand Mayor Eric Adams take action to stop bike fatalities. Twenty-six people have been killed while riding their bikes in New York City so far this year. The cyclists gathered in Washington Square Park and held a vigil for the victims. Organizers say the city is on track to have the second deadliest year for cyclists on record.

Bike Action by Transportation Alternatives** email

The visionaries without vision sponsor a bike action calling for no cyclist deaths and safe streets. This is the height of hypocrisy. Rivaling that of the "delusionist" Donald J. Trump. It is not rational to call for or expect safe conditions when Transportation Alternatives proclaims "enforcement is not an option." In what realm of existence is safety possible without accountability? In what realm is it possible without enforcement as the backbone of a responsible bike culture which was zealously opposed by TA since the time of Mayor Michael R Bloomberg? https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGtxdVpsDJxffllFjvZgbqrMSfh

E Citibike -wrong way rider puts woman in coma-hit and run Village Sun

Lincoln Anderson publisher of the Village Sun writes an indepth account of the hit and run accident on 38th St and 2nd Ave. This gives a thorough rendering of the accident. The follow up. Clearly this irrational Vision Zero has reached a tipping point. The public no longer tolerates the daily mayhem that has ensued from the non enforcement policy that has plagued the increasingly beset city for more than 20 years If this makes you angry. If you are concerned. Support NYC-EVSA. and Pedestrians 4 Bike Safety. Make your concerns and right to a reasonable safe environment known. Organize for public safety. https://thevillagesun.com/police-wrong-way-cyclist-in-e-38th-st-hit-and-run-was-riding-electric-citibike

Village Sun Editorial Advocating Mandatory e-bike Registration.

https://thevillagesun.com/editorial-register-all-e-bikes

Material deleted from the Yahoo/NYDN account of "well liked PR" accident

he Yahoo article cuts out the young man’s fervent support of bikes, and against cars. Perhaps it is that the Daily News altered the article to make it seem less that he was a bike zealot, or perhaps Yahoo did that. But I’ve attached the paywall removed article from the NYDaily News which say this part which was left out of the article below. "Before the crash, Priley often spoke of the city’s bike infrastructure and “expressed frustration with the mayor’s office,” according to Horne. “We have a transportation system bent towards cars,” he said. “I’ve had countless of my own close calls when biking. It cuts different when it’s someone close to you.” Horne, who works in urban planning, said Priley does not have intentions of running for office and prefers to work behind the scenes." https://enewspaper.nydailynews.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=e3af608b-37d9-486a-b5ea-089f954de00d There might be other edits but this is the important stuff that was left out from the Yahoo article taken from the NYDaily News. ******This demonstrated that Priley was not paying attention to his own experience. Not wearing a helmet and having had -according to the above "countless" close calls-unwise at best. We hope Priley survives the head trauma-experienced by others who have been hit by cyclists-and preaches the gospel of a responsible bike culture. Amen.*****

NYDN-"Well liked" cyclist(without helmet) in coma

A "well liked" PR specialist was in an accident with a vehicle. The cyclist-who may have been at fault-and certainly should have deferred to a vehicle sufferred what appears to be traumatic head injury. We hope he recovers. But does the headline imply that other victims-cycling or pedestrian-are not well liked? If we wear helmets can we be considered well liked? Well-liked NYC public relations specialist fighting for life after Citi Bike crash

Village Sun-NYC-EVSA Town Hall Sept 27th.23-- NYC

The Village Sun gives background information concerning the 3rd Town Hall meeting sponsored by the NYC Electric Vehicle Safety Alliance. These meetings bring together public officials,victims of electric vehicle accidents and members of the public concerned about the decades long abject neglect of public safety. Kudos to EVSA-in particular the public face of Janet Shroeder-public face. https://thevillagesun.com/town-hall-on-out-of-control-e-bikes-to-gather-pols-police-brass-crash-victims

NYC AM/Metro Another e-bike hit&run fatality-Murray Hill

A senior woman was fatality struck at the intersection of Second Ave and 38th Street by a hit and run e-bike cyclist. the frequency of these needless tragedies is appalling. The lack of a rewsponsible bike culture- the uninhibited belief in the right to ignore the law and jeopardize anyone anywhere is hubris without limit. To hit and then run is an abdication of one's humanity. Regarding someone whose life is ebbing and flowing away takes a real indifference to humanity. Whether it be fear of consquences or a reckless disregard for public and personal safety is immaterial.The fact that the bike zealots were able to prevail on three city administrations to withhold sustained efffective enforcement shows that common decency, the promotion of the common good has been cast aside. It is only now that through the concerted efforts of groups like NYC-EVSA@outlook.com and Pedestrians 4 Bike Safety that the powers that be have recognized that there are more votes in favor of public safety than the irrational delusions that have brought about the crisis. https://www.amny.com/news/cyclist-plows-into-woman-in-murray-hill/

NYC Chinatown**Priscilla Loke fatality**aftermath** Village Sun

People want answers. Another rogue rider. Anther hit and runThe Village Sun one of the finest community news publications in the state is covering this fatality diligently. Informatively.Family and community are pursuing anwers. Was the cyclist running a red light? Why did the NYPD officer allow the cyclist to ride away without getting information-or at all? This story- this tragic unwarranted fatality may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Get the Adam's administration to organize the NYPD to provide the backbone to a responsible cycling culture. Long postponed. The zealotry and hubris have inflicted incalculable damage on the NYC quality of life. Mayor Adams sure has his hands full Likely got more than he bargained for. Trouble is opportunity. https://thevillagesun.com/priscilla-lokes-family-chinatown-community-want-answers-after-head-start-staffers-death-from-hit-by-electric-citibike

Downtown**NYC: Beloved educatior run down by cyclist**Chinatown **Ch 7

This is the second posting about this needless tragedy. One because its all too frequent. Two because there is a picture of the 1 year old toddler who was an innocent victim of fentanyl trafickers in the Bronx. Mayor Adams waxed long and plaintively about young Domenici who was cruelly snatched from a life of promise by despicable criminal hypocrites. However the lawless culture that has plagued the city for more than 2 decades has cost the lives of numerous innocent pedestrrians. The lack of reliable statistics about these events is one telling defect. But more the lack of enforcement-the backbone of a responsible bike culture-is a grievous negligent reckless disregard for public safety.***The buck stops with the mayors. Initially Bloomberg. Said to want to attract the Tech Industry. Many techies preferring to ries bikes. Next De Blasio succumbing to the clamor and supposed voting prowess of the "visionaries". Plus the campaign donations for which Dollar Bill was willing to comply with the wishes of many deep pockets. And finally Mayor Adams. A former NYPD Captain. A law and order campaigner. The buck stops with Mayor Adams. Direct the NYPD to enforce the law. That's their job. Their purpose. Allow them to activate a unit that puts cops on bikes. Use hot spot enforcement. Keep authentic statistics. Enough is enough. The public -NYC-EVSA-The Electirc Vehicle Safety Alliance and Pedestrians for Bike Safety are organized and motivated. It's damn sure time that the city administrations stop dancing to the Trump like sociopathic delusion of the self styled bike visionaries. The public is at the turning point--and there is no turning back. Safer Saner Streets and Sidewalks must be achieved. https://abc7ny.com/chinatown-woman-killed-priscilla-loke-hit-and-run/13797247/

Local*** Another hit and run bike fatality. Senior victim.

This time Murray Hill and Second Ave. 69 year old female,May have connection to United Nations. Wrong way e-bike rider. Of course the bike visionary/zealots persist in calling for NO ENFORCEMENT. Mayor Adams is irate about Fentanyl killing toddlers. What about rogue bike riders killing seniors??? Mayor Adams. What about it? https://thevillagesun.com/danger-on-the-streets-woman-critically-injured-by-wrong-way-e-bike-in-e-30s

Boston Globe: Building Bike Lanes isn't Enough

This piece cites the indication that bike ridership is NOT growing as fast as the bike build out anticipated. It cites the old arguement about being environmentally beneficial and human health friendly. However in addition to the opposition by various groups this piece neglects to state that the European cities ie Amsterdam that now has a robust cycling polpulation worked diligently to establish a responsible biking culture. enforcement being the backbone of same. Cyclists appreciate the privilege of cycling to work and for pleasure. They discipline one another and motorists. Further in cities like New York the logisitics of population density and street width are very different. The opposition by bike "visionaries" to enforcement is neither consistent with responsible biking culture nor rational. More bikes on the streets is only safer with safe-responsible riding.***Building bike lanes is definitely NOT enough. A safer saner environment is dependent on a responsible, rational approach. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/18/opinion/bike-lanes-boston-cyclist-education/

NYC Downtown:::2 elderly women from Chinatown fatally struck

One by cyclist-who fled-one by a van. https://thevillagesun.com/two-older-chinatown-women-killed-one-by-a-cyclist-one-by-an-access-a-ride-van

Citi bike Karen:: A teachable cancel culture moment? Red Banyan

https://redbanyan.com/citi-bike-karen-confrontation-shows-grave-danger-of-the-cancel-culture-curse/

Queens** Teen Riding e-scooter fatally struck by MTA bus** Gothamist 8/8/23

https://gothamist.com/news/teen-riding-electric-scooter-fatally-struck-by-mta-bus-in-queens Run a red light run a risk. Anyone who expects riders to discipline themselves is flirting with delusion. A responsible bike culture was avoided 23 years ago. The result is the present chaos and danger The Emperor wears no clothes. And since the pandemic he's been dining outdoors in the Wintertime. Enforcement is the backbone of successful biking programs in Europe where the logistics are quite different. A responsible approach require rational thinking and a cooperative effort. Sometimes visionaires are zealots.

WNYC B Lehrer Show e-bike trouble-NYC-EVSA Janet Schroder*****

From minute 18-27 Janet Schroder makes important points on behalf of NYC-EVSA (electric vehicle safety alliance). The reason that at this date the city is dealing with a screaming crisis is that there was an irrational move by the bike advocates/zealots at the early Bloomberg administration to withhold enforcement by the NYPD. A neat double. Undermine the NYPD and allow the riders to go rogue without accountability. Rational? I think not. Then there was no effort to establish a responsible bike culture. In Europe that was done diligently and with different logistics in population density and street width. But New York visionaries know better. Reality says police enforcement is the backbone of any responsible bike culture. The New York backbone was undermined.No environmental impact study. Bike visionaries know better. From being good for climate change we get the worst congestion in the nation. From congestion we get congestion tax. Bike zealots know better. https://www.wnyc.org/story/what-happens-when-speedy-mopeds-crowd-bike-lanes/

Cyclists claim e-bikes &scooters make riding more dangerous NYC Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/cyclists-say-e-bikes-scooters-are-making-nyc-bridges-more-dangerous-with-laughable-enforcement One rogue group accuses another rogue group. The responsibility lies back 20 + years when Transportation Alternatives prevailed on then Mayor Bloomberg to withhold enforcement by the NYPD. And refused to participate in a cooperative effort to establish a responsible bike culture. How do they like the taste of their own cooking?

Traffic Fatalities*112* Cylist Deaths *18* First half 2023--Patch

Patch seems to be a TA publication. These are indeed troubling statistics. However consider that Transportation Alternatives was so zealous to put spokes on the street and apparently sidewalks that it actively opposed a responsible bike culture. With a rogue culture it astronomically increases the probability of accidents. Increases the level of stress and aggravation for all.Pedestrian, Cyclist and motorist alike. The reckless disregard for public safety makes Transportation Alternative morally liable for a massive percentage of the deaths and accidents and numberless near accidents experienced by the public since the first Bloomberg administration. And the elected public officials who truckled and faciltated the sophistry are like MAGA hat wearing "Progressives." Que lastima. https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/traffic-crashes-kill-112-nyc-during-first-half-2023-study?utm_term=article-slot-2&utm_source=newsletter-dai

E-bike bills require licensing and make ECorps responsible Village Sun July 21,2023

https://thevillagesun.com/e-bike-delivery-persons-would-need-license-plates-under-new-bill-apps-would-be-fined-if-riders-go-on-sidewalk

Response to Village Sun Editorial by Steve DiLauro by Jack Brown June 2, 2022

Brown gives an account of how the reckless disregard for public safety was promoted by the irrational zealotry of Transportation Alternatives. I have written in the Sun previously. The social contract was broken when Michael Bloomberg was Mayor. I was told by then-Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh in 2010, “THE REASON THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT IS BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES DOESN’T WANT IT.” TA based their zealotry on — I was told — some apocryphal study done in the outback of Australia — “THE MORE BIKES ON THE STREETS, THE SAFER THE STREETS FOR BIKES.” Well not only — if true — was there no correlation between rural Australia and the Big Apple, but that fancy has proven to be deadly wrong. Bloomberg didn’t need the campaign contributions but he did want to attract the Tech (FANG) industry — and not incidentally give the real estate values a boost. Techies like to ride bikes. Requiring helmets or having the law enforced would dampen enthusiasm, ipso facto NO ENFORCEMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. For cyclists it’s all the rights of the road and none of the responsibilities. Hence bike bedlam. Charles Komanoff, a self-described visionary, is the sophist in chief of TA. I spoke to Prof. John Pucher, an internationally recognized transportation expert and biking advocate. When I told him about TA arm-twisting about law enforcement, he said emphatically, “I TOLD THEM NOT TO DO THAT.” Bloomberg told DOT Commish Sadik-Khan, “Do whatever you want. Just don’t screw up.” Well, hubris given license knows no bounds. Anarchy prevails. In my view, as a veteran of the bike industry and spokesman for Coalition Against Rogue Riding, this demonstrated a reckless indifference for public safety and human life. The grandiosity of Charles Komanoff is akin to that of Donald Trump. Only Komanoff couches it in statistics and intellectual pretension. If anyone has any doubt that NYC and other areas have been affected by Komanoff’s meglomania, see a recent article in the Washington Post. It leads with reference to Komanoff’s 180-degree reversal on the value of nuclear energy. At one point he was perhaps the leading detractor on the value of nuclear energy, he has now seen the light. Realizes that climate change needs the more efficient energy nuclear provides. At the same time he was cooking up his animosity to nuclear energy, he was dreaming of an Big Apple without motor vehicles — where the NYPD only enforced the law against the evil motor vehicle and let two-wheeled rogues run wild on the streets and sidewalks. So now the NYPD has been undermined. Lawless two-wheeled culture has expanded and jeopardizes every step we take. The parks are not safe. With the dining shacks, the sidewalks are even less safe than prior to the pandemic. Let us all recognize Charles Komanoff for the Donald Trump-like snake oil salesman he truly is. Dollar Bill De Blasio went along with TA for the votes and campaign contributions. He too kept the NYPD on a short leash. This is the underbelly of one of the signal boils in the Big Apple’s Progressive Paradise. Let us all recognize the inept arrogance of one of Harvard’s ignominious alums, Tribecca’s Charles Komanoff.

Who Broke the Social Contract? -Steve Di Lauro Editorial ::Village Sun

https://thevillagesun.com/bicycles-and-politicians-who-broke-the-social-contract Playwright Steve Di Lauro descibes his personal experiences with lawless bike riding. Makes interesting points and observations. Suggests ways to manage the e-bike crisis. Interesting comments follow. https://thevillagesun.com/bicycles-and-politicians-who-broke-the-social-contract

International News---- Kent England- Order to "crush" e-scooters *** The telegraph

Order to "seize and "crush" unlawfully ridden e-scooters. Anywhere on public land. ‘Seize and crush’ e-scooters, policing chief tells officers

Ya-Ting Liu Public Space Czarina-plans to reclaim space from cars etc** Bloomberg!!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-11/nyc-adds-bike-lanes-and-pedestrian-plazas-to-reclaim-space-from-cars?srnd=citylab This is the grand plan to plan public space for the immediate future. Read it and try to conceive of how this will improve on congestion. Public safety and quality of life. Consider how all this may be effected without enforcement. An undermined NYPD needs to be resurrected. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-11/nyc-adds-bike-lanes-and-pedestrian-plazas-to-reclaim-space-from-cars?srnd=citylab

Mayor Bloomberg admits Bike Lanes diminish his popularity **Bloomberg's legacy NYT 2012

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/nyregion/a-spring-rite-for-bloombergs-top-officials-food-drink-and-rivalry.html 2012 then Mayor Mike Bloomberg amidst the revelry of a big splash dinner party admits that bike lanes diminish his popularity. This was 2012. It's a good thing he's not checking his popularity for allowing the visionaries to pursue their zealotry. Lithium battery death and destruction.Worst congestion in the nation.Having prevented the NYPD from enforcing the law a dangerous culture on the streets and sidewalks creates constant jeopardy. Emergency response times are extended. Parking is a nightmare for people who use vehicles as part of their job. And now the great solution of congestion pricing. All this for what was touted as going green. Perhaps Mr. B can put a bug in the overmatched ear of current Mayor Adams to do right what he did wrong and direct the NYPD to enforce the law.

NYC NEWS***Personal Experience*** Utility Technician

CARR Blog had the opportunity to learn about the experience of a veteran employee of a utility company. The job involves frequent travel around Manhattan to service primarily commercial establishments as well as residential. A van used to transport equipment.** Parking has become a nightmare. Often necessary to park blocks away from the job. Lug serious weight of equipment and supplies the exra distance.***The cost of fines incurred by the van double parked or in no parking zone gets passed on to the customer***As a commercial vehicle those writing tickets know that the company will recover a vehicle within hours and pay the fine. Therefore a van is a prime target.***Parking has been reduced due to the bike racks and the dining shanties.During pandemic the sheds were needed to prop up the restaurants. Now "The sheds gotta go". Bike parking could be on the sidewalk more frequently. ***Everyone is entitled to safety. The bikes and e-bikes and microtransport go every which way. No enforcement. No accountability.This endangers everyone. And motor vehicles are liable.***The city can require the micro transport to be registered and licensed. This generates revenue and makes true enforcment possible.*** Commerce is the driving force of this great city. Commerce is recovering but hindered by implementing the bike lanes and racks and quieting zones without the benefit of an environmental impact study.***This has brought about congestion and congestion pricing. Though the company gets a fleet discount-again the cost is being passed on to the cusomer. A burden on the common resident. Not the elite*** ***The decades long lack of enforcement has undermined the NYPD. Created an environment of lawlessness on the streets and sidewalks. The arrogance and sense of entitlement translates into other lawless behavior.***HOW YOU ACT ANYWHERE IS HOW YOU ACT EVERYWHERE.*** In short in order to please a small percentage-2-3% of those who commute by bike the city has created an environment of danger and unfair expense for the majority. An irrational bargain. The sheds gotta go.There needs to be enforcement & accountability.

NYC News****Scooter Shooting Spree

Mr.TThomas Abreu apparently felt fine and fancy free Jumped on his scooter and went on a shooting spree. Brooklyn and Queens if you please. Intermin NYPD Commissioner Caban astutely pointed out that the scoot & scooter in question was unlicensed and without plate. Is this karaoke of violence a result of the lack of a responsible culture from the inception of the "visionarie's" putsch? Or another example of a "mentally unstable" with a gun? It's fair to observe that guns need emphatic regulation and so do bikes and micro transport. The combination lethal. https://heavy.com/news/thomas-abreu/

NYC News*** Personal Experience Gary Baumgarten

Gary is a veteran street and radio journalist and photographer. Unfortunately adept at dodging rogue riding of all kinds. **** "This is not uncommon: Crossing one Manhattan intersection legally on foot I just had to contend with a turning cab whose driver thought he had the right of way, a pedicab barreling through the red light, a wrong-way bicyclist who nearly clipped me from behind and a delivery guy on a scooter screaming through as if driving an emergency vehicle because, you know, time is money. What is uncommon is police enforcement."*** -- Gary Baumgarten

Regional News**** Boston** Boylston Bike Lane Brouhaha

Another stroy of the business community-in particular- rebelling against the zeal of the bike "visionaries" to contort the streets to accomodate bikes and micro transport to the disadvantage of other modes of transportation and apparently the common good. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/29/business/who-is-street-serving-bike-lane-battle-brews-boylston-street/

Regional News****The Congestion Tax battle between N.J. & NYC Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/inside-furious-debate-over-york-103000978.html Congestion tax is a fabrication of Transportation Alternatives ie "visionairies" putsch to drive the motor vehicle from the island. The bike lanes. Quieting zones. Bike racks & yes the pandemicly opportunistic grub shacks all reduce parking. Also fewer lanes for motor vehicles in the streets. Hence the worst congestion in the nation. Newark to New York City is the worst regional congestion. Transportation Alternatives blared that cycling was the be all and end all for going green. The acute congestion is the result. How's that for going green. Now the visionairies want to impose a congestion tax. Much to debate. But one thing is clear-they have created the problem they want to heroically solve. How's that for irrational hubris? The daily danger on the streets and sidewalks and the unregulated deliveristas with the lithium battery explosions and resulting death and destruction also fall out of the irrational push. There was never an environmental impact study done. There was never an effort to establish a responsible bike culture. Thus is the resulting needless death, danger and destruction gifted to the public in an ongoing exercise in hubris and zealotry.

National News----Pedestrian Deaths Highest Since 1981 Across the USA.***Auto Blog/Yahoo News

A piece detailing the increase in road deaths. In particular pedestrian deaths have increased 77%. Outstripping other categories. Distracted driving. Etc. NYC is particularly lawless. Bikes and micro transport commonly ignoring lights. Direction of traffic flow. Using hand held devices while riding. Other unsafe practice. An environment of continual jeopardy. A reckless disregard for public safety. https://autos.yahoo.com/pedestrian-deaths-2022-rose-level-165000395.html

Big Apple News----Editorial e-bike battery crisis*****The Village Sun 7/4/23

Editorial & comments making comments about the crisis and measures being takeing to address the lithium battery fires. the resulting death and destruction. https://thevillagesun.com/editorial-the-e-bike-batteries-crisis-more-must-be-done

Big Apple News----NYC-EVSA #2**** West Side Rag

Upper West Side group mobilizing to bring sanity and safety to the streets and sidewalks of city. https://www.westsiderag.com/2023/06/26/the-menace-of-e-vehicles-and-whats-being-done-about-it

Sen. Gillibrand & Schumer Bringing Home the E-bike Battery Bacon WPIX

$25 million secured for charging stations for NYCHA housing. Why not demand that Transportation Alternatives "donate" the funds to prevent death and destruction that the zealous promotion of bikes and micro transport have caused? A drop in the bucket for Hedge Funder Mark Gorton. Charles Komanoff is more than well fixed. Oh that's right-they want to spend public money to privatize public land. All the rights of the road---and none of the responsibilities. The ZEALOUS Bros. Jack Brown https://pix11.com/news/local-news/e-bike-charging-stations-coming-to-baruch-houses-in-manhattan/

E-bike battery bust on Canal St NYDN

The FDNY investigated a bike charging time bomb on Canal Street. Previously violated. Clean out a cauldron of potential death and destruction. Good work. How about enforcement of rogue riding? Jack Brown https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-ion-lithium-battery-time-bomb-found-chinatown-fdny-commissioner-kavanagh-says-20230629-

History of E-Bike Battery Fires NYT 6/21/2023

NYT reporter Winnie Wu-a notable pro bike reporter has compliled an informative piece about the death and destruction caused by Lithium Ion Battery fires. Clearly NYC is the in the front of the pack. Majority of the fatalities. Fairly long but informative. https://www.yahoo.com/news/e-bike-battery-fires-became-120807964.html

NYT Oct 2021 Delivery Agents Organize

Informative piece from the New York Times about the perils encountered by the generators of peril for the public. Just another day in paradise. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/business/delivery-workers-thefts-neighborhood-watch.html

Deliveristas Band Together to Recover Stolen Bikes AMNY

Delivery Agents band together to enforce the law that they so regularly break against the law breaking thieves who steal thier bikes. The Appsters are primarily responsible for driving the lawless bike riding by imposing hair raising delivery times on the agents. Councilman Christopher Marte D-1 proposes that the deep pocketed Appsters be responsible for providing bikes with safe batteries.This would reduce the prevalence of lithium ion battery fires and the death and destruction that ensues. Cut the head of the snake. Also the public might consider getting up from their computer screens and walking to the restaurant or store for their items.Thus supporting local business by keeping the profit in their cash registers. Also reducing the size of the consumer's derriere. Perhaps they won't need to spend as much on cosmetic surgery and make up. Just another day in paradis. https://www.amny.com/news/delivery-workers-unite-stop-robbers-stolen-bikes/

E-Bike Battery Fire Chinatown June 20,23 The Village Sun

This Village Sun piece is a second coverage of the Lithium Battery fire that caused 4 deaths and 2 injuries in Chinatown. Included because of the excellence of the information. In depth and insightful. Demonstrates the value of community reporting. In particular Councilman Christopher Marte has a plan to make the app companies responsible for providing their delivery agents with the government approved batteries that are likely to avoid combustion.Those appsters mandate hair raising delivery times. Causing the agents to break the law, cause dangerous conditions, in order to comply. The blame lies with the appsters. Secondarily the tip hungry law breaking deliveristas.The convenience loving public pays the price. Another recent story described how deliveristas so comfortable breaking the law and casuing dangerous conditions on the streets and sidewalks are now forming posses to try to recapture delivery bikes that are stolen while they make deliveries. The law breakers are now taking the law into their own hands to enforce the law which has not been enforced against them. Ah such is another day in paradise. The zealots behind Vision Zero sedulously prevented the city from enforcing traffic laws against rogue cyclists. Thus undermining the NYPD and allowing daily danger to thrive on the streets and sidewalks. It is said that then Mayhor Bloomberg was complicit in withholiding enforcement because he wanted to attract the Tech Industry. And incidentally inflate real estate prices. Allow techies to ride without repercussion for law breaking and reap the reward of the ripple effects-for decades. Just another day in paradise. https://thevillagesun.com/four-killed-two-critically-injured-from-fire-in-two-bridges-e-bike-repair-shop

Lithium Battery Fire Kills 4-Downtown NYC

Another day another lithium ion E Bike battery fire and 4 fatalities. A bike shop on 80 Madison Street that had been violated since 2021 was the source of an explosive fire that killed 4 residents who lived above the shop. A violation that had been issued in August of 2022 was scheduled for re inspection-but that had not taken place. The pace of E Bike battery fires is similar to that of 2022 when 220 fires occurred. Six fatalities reported. This year 2023 there have been 108 fires as of today-6-20-23 and 13 fatalities. It will take some time before alternative batteries-cited in article- will be available. Regulation and enforcement are imperative. Unfortunately since the first Bloomberg administration effective enforcement of any aspect of Vision Zero has been essentially avoided. Transportation zealots twisted political arms by suggesting that the more bikes on the streets-the safer the streets. The way to increase ridership was to eliminate enforcement. The results were obvious. Lawless street culture. Danger for all. As many have responded "that's crazy!" Certainly NOT RATIONAL. New York City has the worst congestion in the nation. How's that for going green? Billions in lost business. Dining sheds-a Transportation Alternatives delicacy-pushing to be made permanent-reduce emergency response times. Hinder sanitation. Breed rats. Increase chaos on sidewalks. The private use of public space. Just another day in paradise. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/us/nyc-ebike-store-fire-lithium-ion-batteries/index.html

Slate: Paris is ahead of New York in the transportation(bike) zealotry

and then compare the same shit, just a little later, going on in NYC and other places. It’s a long article and the part presenting the drawbacks and opposition is further down the page in the article. But it’s powerful, but ignored by the writer of the article. The alarm bells should be going off in the writer’s head about the business losses and the sale of a MAJOR department store in Paris that I’ve been to many times. And that’s the affordable one. Notice also the support for the “15 minute cities” from the Mayor of Paris. We’ve already go them, and they’re called neighborhoods, but the difference in the new Urbanists/Socialists desires is that those 15 minute cities are essentially gated and closed. We can leave our neighborhoods anytime and anyway we want. That will be taken away with the 15 minute cities. Read it for the comparative nature of what’s going on. And then realize that the crap we’re fighting is all over. And coordinated. https://slate.com/business/2023/03/paris-car-ban-bikes-cycling-history-france.html

Reminder to Sen. Liz Krueger June 15,2023

Sen. Krueger sent an email offering to assist hearing and visually disabled people with technology to improve their quality of life. The following is a reminder from Coalition Against Rogue Riding Spokesman Jack Brown-that she had an opportunity to address the lack of a responsible bike culture back in 2010. When New York Magazine misquoted Mr. Brown who called the pervasive unpredictablility and danger on the streets and sidewalks " a kind of terrorism"-the writer quoted him as saying it was "terrorism". Krueger abandoned the project to bring about a safer saner environment. Quality of life. *************************************************************************************** Sen. Krueger-Your office had the opportunity to accomplish much on behalf of the disabled more than ten years ago. As the Spokesman for The Coalition Against Rogue Riding I spent nearly a year interacting with your transportation aide to address the lack of a responsible bike culture. New York Magazine did an article. The piece was so one sided the editor required the writer to present a modicum of a critical point of view of what became known as Vision Zero. He contacted me. I said the lack of a responsible bike culture created an environment that was akin to "a kind of terrorism." He quoted me as saying it was "terrorism". Now 13 years after the fact we have experienced years of needless hazard. Endured the daily danger caused by the neglect of responsible enforcement so ordered by the administrations since Bloomberg. Now Senator Krueger do you experience a twinge of remorse for summarily bolting from the process that might have brought about reasonable public safety? Do you regret abandoning your constituent's better interests? Their physical and mental health? I recognize that Transportation Alternatives and their minions can be obnoxious. I recognize that as a vote counting politician you calculated that their money and organization would translate into possible defeat. As a career politician that would derail your plans.But consider that the 2-3% of cyclists does not figure to be more valuable than the balance of voters- including "responsible" cyclists. The damage that has been done to the city's quality of life including needless deaths. injuries and numberless close calls is incalculable.The elite white men that have funded and pursued their zealous "vision" are steeped in hubris and arrogance.The loss of business due to the bike lanes is in the billions. The loss of revenue due to missing parking space is considerable. The dining sheds that also remove parking are rat motels and hinder sanitation, emergency response times and are visually repellent. New York has the worst congestion in the nation. How's that for going green? You want open space? Enhance parks. Don't shut down viable streets. Next time a visionary needs an ambulance send a pedicab. There is no gentle way to put it Sen. Krueger. You blew it. You succumbed to a rhetoric and bluster similar to the sociopathic BS of Queens product Donald Trump. Transportation Alternatives prevailed on Mayor Bloomberg to withhold enforcement by the NYPD. Enforcement is the backbone of a responsible bike culture.There was never an environment impact study. Congestion pricing is a product of the congestion caused in large measure by the bike infrastructure. Senator Krueger New York has been taken on an irrational ride. With egos that aspire to rival that of Robert Moses. Consider what might have been done for the ear and eye disabled. Some of whom are currently sueing the Open Streets projects. Consider what might have been avoided had we continued with our efforts. Consider what might have been accomplished in the name of public safety and mental health. Think about that the next time you return from Albany and set foot on the city sidewalks and city streets. You don't know where the danger is coming from but you know it's coming. Tell me Sen. Krueger isn't that "a kind of terrorism?" Jack Brown Coalition Against Rogue Riding

Change.org petition by Pedestrians for Safe Sidewalks & Streets of NYC CB#4

Petition cites statistics reported by 311 of accidents & deaths and state of hyper vigilance required to walk in a once premium walking city. Note these stats cite only those accidents reported by 311. There are innumerable accidents and close calls that never get reported. https://www.change.org/p/nyc-pedestrians-deserve-safe-sidewalks-and-streets?redirect=false

CM Eric Bottcher: Resolution to require SCHOOLS to provide Cycling Education to Students

CM Bottcher makes much of a resolution to require schools to provide classes on proper cycling conduct. At best this is a sad recognition that the behavior of cyclists is out of control. First and foremost enforcement by the NYPD has been restrained by the city since Mayor Bloomberg. Enforcement is the backbone of a responsible bike culture. This was not only not authentically attempted it was opposed by cycling advocates. The result is that the lawless conditions on the streets and sidewalks has only grown more dangerous. Further even if children are given instruction in school-until and unless the behavior of older cyclists is lawabiding the young cyclists are likely to adapt their behavior according to the examples they see exhibited by adults. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGsmWxxMqdxkQzWjLmsRgBWkqCM

A Group of Responsible Cyclists*** Gary Baumgarten

Veteran Radio Journalist And Street photographer captures a group of law abiding cyclists-----From Cleveland. This is something you don’t often see in New York City. A group of bicyclists, using the bike lane and patiently waiting for the light to turn green. When I pointed this out to them one guy said, “That’s what we do where we are all from.” “Where’s that?” I inquired. “Cleveland.” Ahh. That explains it. May be an image of 7 people, bicycle, crowd, street and text 3434 3 comments4 shares Share

Culver City California ** decides to rip up bike lanes

Culver City California has opted to allow traffic to move more freely and cylcing to assume a less conspicuous lane. Here in New York the severe congestion is in large measure due to the bike infrastructure. Lanes to give a disproportionate share of the road to cycling and the bike racks and quiet zones to reduce parking. There might be no need for congestion pricing if there were less bike amenities. Electric vehicles will address pollution concerns. If there had been an environmental impact study there should have been a more rational approach to accomodating bicycles-scooters-E-bikes etc. More law abiding. Less chaos and mayhem. https://www.foxla.com/news/culver-city-council-votes-eliminate-protected-bike-bus-lanes

Disabled class brings federal ADA lawsuit**to end Open Streets

The putsch by visionairies to drive vehicles from the island has hit a roadblock. A class of disabled has mounted a lawsuit saying that it infringes on their ability to move around. Since thay need to use motorvehicles. https://www.amny.com/transit/city-federal-ada-lawsuit-open-streets/

Two Young People killed by e-bike battery fire-Queens NYT

Bike battery being charged in front of front door. Battery explodes. 2 young people trapped upstairs. Finito. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/nyregion/e-bike-fire-queens-fatal.html

Kate Walter Opinion piece The Village Sun

According to Publisher Lincoln Anderson the daily danger from the lawless conditions on the streets and sidewalks is the hottest issue downtown. kate Walter explores bike bedlam in the time of covid. https://thevillagesun.com/from-behind-the-mask-to-beyond-the-mask

Councilman Robert Holden Opinion Piece New York Daily News. How to get e-bikes under control

NYC must get e-bikes under control: They are a danger on the road and pose a deadly fire hazard [Daily News] https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-nyc-must-get-e-bikes-under-control-20230403-xch5bv4ccbesjokwqdrmwzxg7e-story.htm

Opinion piece by author Stephen Crane from last century

Has some good ideas to reckon with today's chaos on the streets and sidewalks. https://thevillagesun.com/scorchers-bloomers-and-bike-cops-when-broadway-was-a-cyclists-paradise-though-not-for-stephen-crane

Ride Share Vehicles Might Add to Congestion

https://www.nytrafficfirm.com/while-new-york-fights-congestion-ride-hailing-services-might-add-to-the-problem/

Paris Votes on E-Scooter Ban NYT

Green Savior or Deadly Menace? Paris Votes on E-Scooter Ban

What's White Rich and Five Feet Wide? SF Chronicle** Bike Lanes**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Em3uEiPpAPom6gW50dpuN4yeWbalqarXC6cIsGsQfQ/edit This puts into perspective-Breaking down buy weath, ethnicity and sex just what is going on in San Franciso and elsewhere with the cycling zealotry.

Trouble in Londontown-Biking Czar attacked. Guardian

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11903603/Sadiq-Khans-cycling-tsar-punched-face-cyclist.html?ico=related-replace

Vision Zero-blind in Wash DC :: Washington Post

D.C.’s unfulfilled promise of safe streets has already failed too many - The Washington Post

New York City #1 in Congestion in USA NY POST

NYC ranked US’s most congested city as motorists spend 10 full days in traffic per year (msn.com) NYC ranked US’s most congested city as motorists spend 10 full days in t... A New York minute is not as fast as you think. The Big Apple is currently ranked the worst city for congestion a...

Bronx Times Robbie Sequeira e scooters in the East Bronx

https://www.bxtimes.com/east-bronxs-e-scooter-program-permanent/

City Council Passing bills to address Lithium Battery Crisis :The City

The City March 6 23 S Maldonado This piece deals with various bills and approaches being put forth by the NY City Council to address the lithium battery explosions causing death and destruction. We await comparable action on the lawless state of the streets and sidewalks. https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/3/2/23622730/city-council-battery-fires?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email

Bronx Inferno-lithium battery scooter explodes AM New York

It seems the same lack of preparation-a responsible bike culture-that has caused more than 2 decades of danger on the streets and sidewalks of the city-infuses the ride share onslaught.Lithium batteries are causing death and destruction. Severe impact on city-FDNY-EMS-resources. Severe impact on mental health. Quality of life. The zealotry spearheaded by Transportation Alternatives and the aptly named Vision Zero has wreaked havoc on public safety and mental health. The current-Adams administration-inherited this reckless disregard for public safety-but they better step lively to address it. Meanwhile keep these lithium batteries out of your residences. Do not charge them in your residence. God speed us all. https://www.amny.com/news/five-alarm-fire-ravages-bronx-supermarket/

OP ED Bronx Times : Roxanne Del Gado-Friends of Pelham Parkway ## escooters?

https://www.bxtimes.com/op-ed-escooters-expansion-permanent/

SATIRE anyone? StreetsBLOB parodies Streetsblog-which isn't that easy.

https://streetsblob.blogspot.com/2023/02/difficult-subjects-lets-talk-about.html?m=1

Fordham bans all lithium ion battery powered bikes, scooters etc.

https://www.bxtimes.com/fordham-university-ban-e-scooters/

Australian Struggles With Big City Bike Culture The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/30/cycling-wars-resume-in-australias-biggest-cities-but-is-it-a-bikelash-or-just-nimbyism

When the NYCDOT and the Bike Lobby Marry OP ED The Village Sun Feb 2023

Deep insight from as to why there is no responsible bike culture. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/KtbxLrjVlLSkHjMmDQPNMwCjPVWdjRpbDq?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1

Lithium Battry Fires-Fire Dept Scrambling

 Fire Dept Scrambling to manage debris from lithium battery fires

Dear New Yorkers,

In just two years, the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries commonly found in e-bikes has more than quadrupled, according to the FDNY.

The fires have left behind so much hazardous, still-flammable material that the Sanitation Department ran out of storage — and used an emergency contract to hire a company to cart it away.

Lithium-ion batteries removed from fires filled 159 containers — in sizes from 5 to 85 gallons — at a DSNY storage facility in Gravesend, Brooklyn last year. Then the city hired a company called Action Trucking to remove them in the fall.

Many common items, like watches and cell phones, safely use the rechargeable batteries. But larger, unregulated versions found more recently in electric bikes, scooters and other devices have sparked dangerous fires.

Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh on Friday wrote to the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, asking it to take steps to regulate the batteries, including stopping uncertified ones from entering the country.

In her letter, she said the batteries led to 219 fires in New York City last year, causing 147 injuries and six deaths.

A Tuesday morning fire in Bushwick that critically injured a woman was the

 Tech Billionaire Marc Lore means to disrupt fast food delivery with high end ghost kitchens with

                                               6 MINUTE DELIVERY TIME    OUCH!!!  Yahoo Finance

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-tech-billionaire-marc-lore-is-all-in-on-fast-fine-food-delivery-161432170.html

e-bike and car collide in Allerton section of Bronx. Rider seriously injured.

 e-bike-fat tire-collision with vehicle in Allerton Section of the Bronx. Rider seriously injured.

 

https://twitter.com/freedomntv/status/1620246289303883778?s=46&t=G5HmGU9QlQA-q-z2jHhLuw

Amsterdam cracks down on souped e-bikes

 AMSTERDAM CRACKS DOWN ON e BIKES   THE Guardian Jan 14,23

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/14/amsterdam-crackdown-souped-up-e-bikes-dangerous-streets?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&utm_term=OZY&utm_campaign=pdb&utm_content=Monday_01.16.23&utm_source=Campaigner&utm_medium=email

e bike and lithium battery safety-The City

 Safety procedures to prevent lithium battery fires. Death and destruction The City Dec 15,2022

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/12/15/23511702/how-to-safely-charge-store-maintain-e-bike-and-batteries?utm_source=THE+CITY&utm_campaign=edca

Lithium Battery Expolsion *Fire*Death*Injury NYDN 1-21-23

   E bike Lithium Battery Explosion & Fire::Queens** Death & Injury NY Daily News 1/21/23

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-man-dies-in-queens-fire-jackson-heights-20230121-t3ioy2raqrcbtahmazvlhq43ki-story.html?utm_

JUDGES DE Ride Courthouse Disrupting Bike Lane

                               JUDGES DE Ride Courthouse Disrupting Bike Lane    *** Gothamist

                             Article too long to post naked.

                          Employing judicial restraint and reason the judges cite another act of supreme hubris

                          in the service of zealotry. Not only do the advocate/visionaries undermine the NYPD but they

                          are endeavoring to disrobe the judges by establishing a bike lane. What is more important

                          the law or another bike lane?

                    https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-stalls-bike-lane-near-manhattan-courts-after-pushback-from-judges