"And no one at Streetsblog has such "stupendous insularity" from the fact that some operators of motorized vehicles represent "a quantum leap" in danger vs. ordinary bicycles. That's why we have long opposed illegal mopeds and car drivers who hide from enforcement - and indeed why I, personally, have done so much enforcing against them. It's also why we believe the motor bike operator should be charged (though the NYPD has not yet done so)."
"The facts of the crash are, as I said, horrible: 60-year-old Theresa Valenti, who had just gotten off a bus was run down by the operator of an illegal motor bike - not an "e-bike," as the newspapers initially reported, but an illegal Movcan V30, which has a top speed of 32 miles per hour. To repeat: There is no one in the livable streets movement who supports the use of these motor bikes;"
Streetsblog led efforts to create current regulations for electric bikes and mopeds and opposes unregulated motorized bikes. Streetsblog opposes risky behavior by all cyclists and advocates lowering speed limits so no vehicle can exceed 20 miles per hour. Streetsblog opposes illegal mopeds and evasive car drivers and supports enforcement against them. Streetsblog asserts the motorbike operator in the Flushing Avenue crash should be charged. The crash severely injured 60-year-old Theresa Valenti, who had just exited a bus and was struck by an illegal Movcan V30 capable of 32 miles per hour. Streetsblog warns opponents will use the crash to roll back bike lanes.
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