New York, NY – Councilman Proposes ‘Three Strike Rule’ for Pedicabs

New York, NY – Pedicab drivers who rack up three violations in a one-year period could soon face license revocations, the New York Post reported.

The rule, proposed by East side City Councilman Dan Garodnick and discussed at a hearing Friday, would also result in month-long suspensions for pedicabbies with two violations on their record, according to the Post.

But critics at the hearing charged that the penalties could be too stiff for drivers guilty only of minor infractions.

“My ability to do my job could be taken away when my blinkers go on the blink,” driver Meredith Smith said, according to the Post.

That led Garodnick to acknowledge that perhaps the rule proposal should be limited to “egregious violations.”

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