Jose Martinez, Tanaz Meghjani, and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY
This article was originally published on Oct 25 5:00am EDT by THE CITY
When Manny Ramirez hops on his e-bike to deliver food between Northern Manhattan and the Upper West Side
Just because someone is not killed is no reason for police to not cite people breaking the law. I have friends that have been badly injured by bikes on the sidewalk. What would happen if I drove my car on the sidewalk or drove the wrong way on a one-way street or ran stop signs and stop lights? This has gone on too long and someone needs to do something!
If you were an “undocumented refugee” just trying to make a few hundred dollars cash a day, you could drive your car on the sidewalk too without fear of a summons.
Just because someone is not killed is no reason for police to not cite people breaking the law. I have friends that have been badly injured by bikes on the sidewalk. What would happen if I drove my car on the sidewalk or drove the wrong way on a one-way street or ran stop signs and stop lights? This has gone on too long and someone needs to do something!
If you were an “undocumented refugee” just trying to make a few hundred dollars cash a day, you could drive your car on the sidewalk too without fear of a summons.