The city is looking to increase the number of enforcement agents and jack up the current $100 fine on annoying commercial cyclists who illegally ride on sidewalks, officials said Tuesday.
Legislation being hammered out in the City Council would allow a new cadre of Department of Transportation enforcement officers to ticket transgressors � an army of agents to work alongside the NYPD.
The law could also lead to fines for the bikers� bosses, which in many cases would be restaurant operators and messenger services, officials said.
�A lot of the problem has to do with commercial sector,� Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan testified before the Council Tuesday. �Everyone wants their food delivered really fast and they don�t want to wait 10 minutes more for it.�
The city has been running a �Don�t be a Jerk� campaign for months, which includes television ads imploring bicyclists to follow the rules, like traveling in the right direction in bike lanes and staying off sidewalks.
Sadik-Khan said the city also plans to reach out to businesses that employ commercial bicyclists and educate them on the rules of the road.
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I’d like to see them beheaded, but will settle for a fine, confiscation of the bike and some jail time. They are a menace to society. The saqme goes for all those illegal electric bikes.
That photo is awesome though.