NY lawmakers considering License Plates for Bicycles !!!
 

all for 2 million dollars in revenue for the state?

question to the lawmakers : how much is it going to cost the state to house and feed all the people csught driving without bicycle credentials?.ya mean longer lines in the DMV for bicylists?.:1orglaugh

http://road.cc/content/news/31636-ne...e-registration

Just weeks after news of a proposed law in New York City which if enacted would mean that all adult cyclists there would have to get their bicycles licensed, a local politician is now looking to introduce similar legislation at state level.

Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, a Democrat who represents the New York City borough of Queens in the state assembly, has drawn up two bills, one for "the annual registration of personal bicycles and provides for a license plate fee of twenty-five dollars for the first year and five dollars for every year thereafter," the other requiring the state?s commercial cylists, such as bike messengers, to carry ID and insurance and pay a registration fee of $50 according to the Gothamist website.

In both cases, bikes would have to be inspected to ensure that they "conform to the lamp and equipment requirements," reports the website.

Mr DenDekker apparently believes that the proposed law would result in an initial $1.875 million flowing into the state coffers, plus recurring income each year of $375,000.

However, as Gothamist points out, money is the furthest thing from his mind in drafting the legislation, which instead aims at "ensuring personal protection for cases such as bicycle theft or bicycle accidents. With a recent high increase in bike use on roads, rising from 30% in 1980, and doubling to 60% just ten years later, it is essential that the state of New York be able to identify the bicycle riders."

As for the provisions regarding commercial cyclists, Mr DenDekker says that it would "be beneficial for small businesses to have liability insurance because the insurance would pay for any medical bills, instead of having the payment come directly from the pockets of the business."

Although Mr DenDekker has not yet replied to a request from Gothamist to provide a comment on his proposals, the news has generated a lively debate on the website which goes to show that ill-founded accusations of cyclists not paying their fair share towards upkeep of the roads aren?t confined to this side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Haven't they been doing that in Europe for a long time now?

They should also make them get insurance :thumbsup

We should be encouraging people to ride bikes more, with our congestion and constantly rising gas prices, not to mention pollution. Punishing people, even though it's only $25 a year, would only stunt that.

We need to ask... who rides bikes? Typically kids and poor, the exact people that don't need another $25 a year fee.

"Sorry Sammy, we can't afford your bike registration this year."

Anything to suck the money out of our Pockets. What I dont understand is this: Why was it a bad thing to have $4.10 a gallon gas back when this joker became president, but it's ok now?

Wait till you have to have a license plate for your ass so you can take a dump.