Electric bikes a menace to sidewalks, say Sunset Park residents
Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill last month that increases safety for commercial cyclists, Sunset Park residents say that another safety issue needs to be addressed — electric bikes that are terrorizing residents on sidewalks around the neighborhood.
At the November 72nd Precinct Community Council meeting, resident Ed Wade said he and his wife were nearly mowed down by someone riding an electric bike on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk.
“The problem is growing and growing. These vehicles are not licensed and drivers are not licensed,” Wade contended. “They have decided the sidewalk is theirs. In this part of Brooklyn, the issue is immense.”