Chair Feliz discusses benefits and risks of micromobility devices
Feliz notes micromobility devices provide transportation options but also create public safety risks when operated recklessly, and says the committee will focus on enforcement.
Micro-mobility devices are now a regular part of New York City's transportation landscape.
E-bikes, e-scooters, bicycles, and mopeds are being used throughout the city every single day.
Now more than ever.
The growth in their use makes it increasingly important that they are operated safely and responsibly, and that the rules governing them are clear and effective.
Micromobility devices, e-bikes, scooters, mopeds, provide significant benefits to our communities.
They expand transportation options, reduce congestion, and make daily commuting more convenient.
They allow users to quickly get from point A to point B.
We must do everything to encourage their use.
They provide, again, many benefits.
At the same time, we must ensure that these devices are used safely and responsibly.
When drivers drive these devices recklessly, driving on sidewalks, driving on the wrong way, speeding, running red lights, they create foreseeable public safety problems for all of us.
They create foreseeable risks of injury.
They also create needless worry and stress for pedestrians who deserve to feel safe in our streets.
We must ensure that we do everything we can to ensure that our laws are effective in helping us achieve our safety-related goals on this topic.