NYC’s deadly e-bike crisis is getting worse — and only Albany can tackle it
Getting hit by an e-bike has become such a recognizable hazard of New York City life that “Saturday Night Live” has repeatedly spoofed it as Gotham’s hottest “new way to die.” “There’s a menace on the streets of our city,” Scarlett Johansen warbled in a musical skit last year. “Suddenly e-bikes — they’re trying to kill me.” But it’s no laughing matter for our pedestrians, who have adapted by developing a new reflex at every intersection: Look left; look right; then look again — for the e-bike coming at you out of nowhere.
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Getting hit by an e-bike has become such a recognizable hazard of New York City life that “Saturday Night Live” has repeatedly spoofed it as Gotham’s hottest “new way to die.” “There’s a menace on the streets of our city,” Scarlett Johansen warbled in a musical skit last year. “Suddenly e-bikes — they’re trying to kill me.” But it’s no laughing matter for our pedestrians, who have adapted by developing a new reflex at every intersection: Look left; look right; then look again — for the e-bike coming at you out of nowhere. The city has seen nine fatal e-bike collisions this year — and counting. I introduced Priscilla’s Law in Albany to tackle this deadly danger in 2024.
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- Getting hit by an e-bike has become such a recognizable hazard of New York City life that “Saturday Night Live” has repeatedly spoofed it as Gotham’s hottest “new way to die.” “There’s a menace on the streets of our city,” Scarlett Johansen warbled in a musical skit last year. “Suddenly e-bikes — they’re trying to kill me.” But it’s no laughing matter for our pedestrians, who have adapted by developing a new reflex at every intersection: Look left; look right; then look again — for the e-bike coming at you out of nowhere.
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