Over the weekend, we spoke with young City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Queens), who is seriously proposing legislation that would require all cyclists over the age of 18 who use city streets to register with the city and affix IDs to their bikes. Ulrich told us, among other things, "This is the reality of the situation we're in, given the large number of people on bikes. And frankly, it's amazing this hasn't been passed already. The people on bicycles brought this on themselves by behaving this way." Meanwhile, ABC 7 was out on the streets getting reactions from diehard cyclists braving the frigid elements. But some of the cyclists they found might not be the best spokespersons for the anti-license side.
As one young bicyclist, Natasha Giliberti, put it, "You have the audacity to be on a bike and navigating the city on a bike, and I think that deserves respect from the city." Yes, yes Natasha, we're all very impressed. (P.S.: You're not helping!)
