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If Public Law 19 takes effect on its scheduled date of September 20, the number of New York City pedicabs will soon be capped at 325. Half of the pedicab drivers will lose their jobs, pedicabs will be banned from bridges and bike lanes, and small electric-assist motors will also be banned. The lottery to determine who in the industry will survive and who will be shut down is scheduled for this month.
Earlier this week, pedicab drivers rode in mass from Columbus Circle to City Hall picking up tourists and shouting "No Cap, No Ban!" The pedicab industry also insisted that it poses no threat to the taxi industry. At City Hall, they reached out to Mayor Bloomberg, one of their biggest supporters, asking him to lift the cap. Of course, he did veto the legislation capping the number of pedicabs, but the City Council overrode his veto, so it's unclear how much help he can offer.
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Good.
If they're carrying people for hire, they should conform to all the licensing and inspection laws that yellow cabs and other for-hire vehicles have to.
It's for safety's sake.
That includes keeping them away from the touristas in Rockefeller Center during Xmas time. It's a cluster out there ... ho ... ho ... ho ...
Comment #1 - Correct, you win!
Not only are there safety issues, but the thing that infuriates me is that these are considered to be environmentally-friendly. The traffic jams caused by these pedicabs has to add way more pollution to the atmoshere than another taxi. Really, has anyone else here ever seen 5th Ave when the pedicabs are out in force? It grinds to a halt behind the slow moving pedicabs blocking the bus lanes - then the busses are forced to block the traffic lanes. We all suffer!
Bad choice, Mayor Mike!
Pedicabs are dangerous and should be banned altogether! I am constantly amazed at the number of tourists I see putting their children on these things. Are people really that stupid?
If they are so dangerous how come in 11 years not one passenger has been hospitalized or seriously injured?