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New York’s Crackdown on E-Bikes Is Unfair Enforcement, Critics Say
In what they say is a new safety campaign, the police are issuing summonses that may lead to arrest for cyclists who break ...
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‘The Biggest Complaint’? The Real Stories Behind NYPD Commissioner Tisch’s Bike Crackdown
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has said cops are only targeting reckless e-bike use in six offenses along 14 key corridors.
Reckless e-bikers are a menace — here’s how the NYPD is cracking down
E-bikes aren’t licensed, so operators who flout traffic laws could simply ignore a summons and face no meaningful ...
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Quiet Desperation: NYPD’s Tisch Didn’t Tell DOT About Her Crackdown on Cycling
The NYPD commissioner did not inform her counterpart at the Department of Transportation that police would begin issuing ...
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NYPD changes its policy on high-speed chases, but not everyone is happy about the change
"The NYPD's enforcement efforts might never put the public or the police at undue risk, and pursuits for violations and low-level crimes can be both potentially dangerous and unnecessary," Police ...
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Who Traffic Enforcement Agents Really Are, and Why They Must Remain Part of the NYPD
On Thursday, June 11, hundreds of New York City Traffic Enforcement Agents and Supervisors stopped work for eight minutes and 46 seconds to commemorate the tragic murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis ...