Member of a bike racing team
Good luck to him. It is a proposal that will be met with stiff resistance, and I don’t think they will be able to enforce it. What are you going to do about children, what are you going to do about bike share riders? How are you going to deal with that? I just don’t think it is possible.
William Kozar, 39, Art and Antique trade, Bronx
Bikes in the city
I think it will ... stop the circulation of stolen bikes if we all have to be registered.
Rutilo, “young,” Bike Messenger, Queens
Rides his bike for a living
I think that is crazy. This is personal, it is not a vehicle.
Kana Sasaki, 45, Journalist, Manhattan
Loves to bike outside the city, but not in the city
It is not a bad idea, but I am not sure about the insurance part.
They (bikes) are not very safe. I had an incident with someone and I almost collided with a bike. I have seen bikes hit by car and crushed with another pedestrian.
Olivia Leitch, 19, student, Manhattan
Recreational bike rider
I don’t really ride my bike to get places in the city. I ride my bike in Central Park, for fun. It is a sport and I enjoy it, it is not something I think I should need a license for.
Leslie Rogers, 24, bartender, Manhattan
Rides a bike as his main means of transportation
If you have to get insurance for it, it is going to add an extra … it is something that is not going to help. I feel some kind of training would help out, but something to the extent where you have to be fully qualified I feel is a little too much. It would cause more of a hassle.
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