Long time cyclist Shari Stadel remembers riding her bike onto the Manhattan Bridge Wednesday, but doesn't remember what happened next. She spent 2 days in the hospital after an accident with people allegedly riding motorized scooters.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Brooklyn resident Douglas Singleton says he and his wife Shari Stadel – both long time cyclists in the city – are rethinking the practice after Stadel wound up in the emergency room following a collision on the Manhattan Bridge.
The accident has renewed concerns about the safety of electric bikes and scooters since they were legalized in 2020 — following years of pushback and concern from city officials, including former Mayor Bill de Blasio. Alex Ritter, 26, a cyclist from Brooklyn, says the number of speeding scooters on the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges is getting worse.
City Councilmember Lincoln Restler, whose district includes DUMBO, Greenpoint and Brooklyn Heights, has expressed reluctance to push for more enforcement of scooters, saying they’re typically used by deliveristas pressured by food delivery apps to travel at unsafe speeds.“You can really put them in financial harm,” he said, noting that previous crackdowns largely targeted delivery workers, who are often immigrant men with low-paying jobs.
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