Janet Schroeder testifies on e-vehicle violence and inaccurate data
Janet Schroeder, director of EVSA, says DOT and NYPD injury stats are inaccurate, cites 147 EVSA victims with only 8 police reports, and calls for Priscilla's Law.
Hello, I'm Janet Schroeder, director of EVSA.
We much appreciate Julie Menon holding this hearing.
But what about the tens of thousands of pedestrians and cyclists who have been hit by e-vehicles in the last six years?
We ask you to stop deflecting from the e-vehicle violence.
On pedestrians and bicyclists to talk about cars.
This is a crisis that ER doctors call a public health crisis.
Accountability for e-bike riders doesn't make cars more dangerous, but it will change rider behavior and therefore will absolutely save lives and lessen injuries of e-vehicle riders
pedestrians and cyclists.
DOT NYPD stats for e-vehicle injuries are gravely inaccurate.
Public advocate, your stats are dead wrong.
Of 147 seriously maimed EFSA victims, eight have police reports.
Police usually arrive after the ambulance takes away the victim, and if police are there, they often don't report, citing rider fled, I didn't witness it.
Dr.
Angela Pfaff at Bellevue ER reports over 300 e-vehicle trauma admissions caused in the last year.
This is one of 54 ER hospitals in New York City.
Council must start pulling and using all ER injury stats.
Bike lanes don't keep a rider from speeding, running lights, leaving the scene of an accident.
And in all but six of EFSA's 147 crashes, the rider fled.
Some of the bills we like, thank you for this hearing, yes to ban class three.
The geofencing bill 2590 is great if it takes the bike down to zero miles per hour so that bikes can't ride on the sidewalk.
But then how will Lincoln Ressler and Cheo say get around the city?
Resolution 44, calling on New York State legislators to increase penalties for e-vehicles leaving the scene of the crash, only works if all riders can be identified by a registered plate, and that is Intro 802 Priscilla's Law.
Sean, you asked how to tell the difference between legal and illegal e-bikes.
How about a license plate for the legal ones?
We are asking a resolution for City Council to NY State legislators to pass Priscilla's Law.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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