Two people died in a head-on crash on the Queensboro Bridge bike lane involving an illegal high-speed e-scooter and a cyclist. The NYPD said a 39-year-old rider on the illegal scooter was traveling uphill from Queens around 8:30 a.m. when he struck a 35-year-old cyclist moving downhill into Queens. Witnesses reported both victims were unresponsive and received heart compressions immediately. Photos showed a carbon-fiber road bike cracked in half and the scooter in debris. The Blade GT II scooter can reach 53 mph and is illegal to operate on city streets or bike lanes, yet it is easy to order online. The incident adds to recent deaths involving illegal high-speed micromobility devices and raises concerns about marketing, classification, and enforcement.
"Two people died in a head-on crash on the Queensboro Bridge bike lane between the rider of an illegal e-scooter with a top speed of 50 miles per hour and a cyclist, underscoring the need for enforcement against illegal, super-fast micromobility vehicles."
"According to the NYPD, the 39-year-old rider of the illegal scooter was headed up hill from Queens at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday when he struck the 35-year-old cyclist head on as the cyclist was traveling downhill into Queens. (The NYPD has not released the victims' names.)"
"One witness told Streetsblog that both men were being given heart compressions immediately after the crash, one by an EMT and one by a fellow biker. "Both looked unresponsive," he said. Pictures posted to Reddit after the crash show a carbon-fiber Factor road bike cracked in half and the illegal scooter in the debris:"
""Zero to 53 in 3.9 seconds," states the website for the $1,700 Blade scooter, made by Teverun. The Blade GT II scooter is one of many high-speed devices that are illegal to operate on city streets or bike lanes, but it is easy to order one online and have it delivered to an city address."
Read at Streetsblog New York City
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