Social media groups that delivery workers use to share information with each other are filled with posts asking for help and videos showing the police confiscating mopeds. Several delivery workers Documented spoke to said they either had their moped confiscated or it happened to people they knew.
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Although undocumented immigrants can now get their drivers license in New York, the process is not always smooth as many undocumented immigrants have a difficult time securing all the necessary paperwork receiving a license requires. The New York City Fire Department reported that it had investigated nearly 70 e-bike battery-related fires.Įven if delivery workers did know it was illegal to ride an unlicensed moped, for many undocumented workers, getting a driver’s license could be a daunting task.
Many choose to purchase gas-powered mopeds instead of electric bikes because of widespread concern regarding the safety of e-bike lithium-ion batteries as they have been many fires associated with the batteries exploding. The problem is that many delivery workers are unaware that they need a license to operate a moped, as many of the stores that sell electric bikes also sell gas-powered mopeds and don’t require proof of a driver’s license at purchase. Only electric bikes are legal to drive without a driver’s license. Under New York City law, all mopeds require a driver’s license to operate and must be registered with the DMV. Yet, many delivery workers, who are unaware that their mopeds are not legal, are reporting that they have been targeted amidst the crackdown. To commemorate the crackdown, the Mayor giddily oversaw a bulldozer crushing confiscated vehicles on a Brooklyn pier. In June, Mayor Adams and the NYPD announced the Summer 2022 Motorbikes Plan, which is aimed at cracking down on illegal dirt bikes and ATVs that have become a common sight on city streets. Responding to the concerns of delivery workers, some New York lawmakers are hoping to change that. Some mopeds are taken in the middle of the night or when delivery workers are in the process of making a delivery. Delivery workers say that the NYPD has been unfairly targeting them by seizing their mopeds without any recourse to ultimately recover them.
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