AMNY** Aug 13/25 NYC wants Lyft to ID riders prevent under 16 miscreants

Randy Mastro has formally requested that Lyft-partner in Citigroups Citibike require ID from potential riders. This to prevent-or try-riders under 16 from freewheeling and stealing on Citi e-bikes. In the opinion of a knowledgeable public safety advocate Mastro is doing what Mayor Adams should have been doing for 3 years. Another PS advocate claims Adams wants to subsidize Citi bike. Adams polling at 7% in the upcoming election. He'd better push it-to get the campaign contribution Sweet deal for the corps all the way back to Bloomberg admonistration. https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/city-asks-lyft-to-require-id-for-citi-bike-e-bikes-to-curb-underage-riders/

AMNY Aug 4 25 Queens E-Biker fatally struck by SUV

55 year old e-biker fatally struck by 62 year old SUV driving female. .Hollis Court Boulevard & 50th St. Of particular interest in this article is the mention that the mayor recently proposed new rules for moped and e-bike delivery agents working for food delivery companies. Moreover Priscilla's Law advocates Electric Vehicle Safety Alliance concludes the piece referencing its call for all e-veicles to be registered with the DOT-NOT ONLY those affiliated with app companies. Progress folks**E-BIKE COLLISIONS UP 25% this year.** OOOPS..*****https://www.amny.com/news/e-bike-rider-queens-fatally-struck-collision/

USA TODAY- Blast of accidents involving scooters

Very thorough aritcle detailing the explosion of accidents invovling scooters. Primarily e-scooters. Seen as low risk they actually generate a far higher number of accidents than e-bikes. Same lax situation. No enforcment. No protective helmets.**************https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/04/e-scooter-safety/85347698007/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us