New York City is putting the heat on rogue delivery bicyclists, who have been shirking the new commercial cycling rules — issuing nearly 3,000 violations in less than four months, authorities said.
The legislation went into effect at the end of April and since then the Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued nearly US$300,000 in violations to city businesses.
The new guidelines require delivery people to wear reflective vests and helmets, and to have their bikes outfitted with a red taillight, white headlight and a bell. Bikes also need to have a sign displaying the restaurant’s name.
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The first violation is a US$100 summons, and repeat offenders face US$250 fines.
DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said that safety could not be compromised so that deliveries could be made faster.
“Cutting corners on safety just to make faster bike deliveries shortchanges every New Yorker,” Sadik-Khan said.
(Liberty Times)
對一直逃避新商業用自行車規範的不守法自行車快遞員,紐約市將採取強硬措施。當局說,不到四個月,已開出近三千張罰單。
這項立法自四月底生效後,交通運輸局已對該市商家開出將近三十萬美元的違規罰款。
新的規範要求快遞員穿著反光背心、安全帽,並且為他們騎乘的自行車配備紅色尾燈、白色車頭燈和車鈴,也必須有顯示餐廳名稱的標示。
初犯是一張一百美元的罰單,再犯則面臨兩百五十美元罰款。
交通運輸局局長柯沈捷說,不能為了更快速運送貨件而危害安全。
柯沈捷說:「在安全上打折扣只會讓每個紐約人受到更快捷的自行車快遞之害。」
(自由時報/翻譯:管淑平)
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