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Speaker Menin questions JOCO on sidewalk tracking and rider accountability

New York City Council · Sep 30, 2026 · starts 4:38:14 · 1 min 50 sec

Menin asks JOCO about their tracking technology for red lights and wrong-way riding, and Cohen says they are working on it and have a zero-tolerance policy with warnings and bans.

Julie Menin

Yeah.

Julie Menin

Quick question for Joko.

Julie Menin

Johnny, just on this tracking that you have for sidewalks, we've seen a lot of Joko bikes go through red lights, wrong way down one-way streets.

Julie Menin

That tracking technology you have is available for that as well?

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

We're working on it.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

We'd love to apply it to anything, to going the wrong way down the street, going against traffic, going red lights.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

That's the goal.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

All of our vehicles are only class one, and we think it should be applied across the board to everybody.

Julie Menin

And so what are you doing now if these issues are brought to your attention around, you know, obviously we talk about safety, making sure people are following the rules of the road, people are on your bikes, you guys own them, and you're renting them out.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

Yeah.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

So if someone brings it to our attention, if they don't bring it to the, you know, the delivery.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

company that the person's working for, we right away give the person a significant warning.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

And if they get a couple of strikes, two strikes, they're basically banned from the service.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

So we, you know, I have to check if it's two or three.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

I want to double check that.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

But we, you know, we have a zero tolerance policy for, you know.

Julie Menin

And then it's have the public at large know that this is the JOCO policy.

Julie Menin

Is there something available on your website or?

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

Yes, it's available on our website and available to all riders.

Julie Menin

And the last question, just around training for riders, what kind of ensuring that, you know, people understand, I know you give helmets.

Julie Menin

Yes.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

So we give free helmets and vests to all riders.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

We require that you fill out, you know, take a training, take a, you know, an entire training course.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

We also require that you take the DOT training course.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

And we're constantly updating, you know, these kind of what's being done.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

And we're very supportive of, you know, the right training.

Julie Menin

And so if the public had concerns, how would they reach out to JOCO about that?

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

Sure.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

Support at ridejoco.com or you can contact me directly.

Member of the Public - Jonathan Cohen

But I'm happy to answer.

Julie Menin

Thank you.

Shaun Abreu

Thank you.