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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Insurance should then be required. Too many people have been injured or died from being hit by cyclists.

https://gothamist.com/news/pedestrian-dies-after-being-struck-by-cyclist-in-midtown

Liability insurance to cover medical expenses should be a minimum.
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Yes that is a good idea. Also a tax for upkeep and maintenance of the roads. All bikes need to be registered, have an easily identified license plate and pay a yearly tax. [/quote]

Have you looked at past attempts to require bike insurance?  On average, bikes do so little damage that it doesn't end up being worthwhile for anyone.[/quote]

Coverage for injuries caused by a negligent cyclist may be provided under the personal (third party) liability part of homeowner/renter/umbrella policies. [/quote]
Are cyclists required to carry such liability policies?[/quote]

I hate to be the one to break the news but there are literally thousands of unregistered passenger vehicles on our roads with fake or expired temporary tags and no liability insurance. The risk of serious personal injury — much less death — posed by bicycles is de minimis and pales in comparison.

As for the snark about spandex wearing commuters, there are untold number of lower wage hourly workers who rely on a bike to get to and from their places of employment because Metro is unreliable, inconvenient or too expensive. Sorry if Connecticut Avenue just isn’t wide enough to accommodate another lane of traffic so you can get to your destination 7 minutes quicker. [/quote]

I love it when the Bernie bros claim what they want is really for poor black and brown people.

From a study of cyclists in Washington D.C.:

"Area cyclists are predominantly male, between 25 and 40 years old, white, and from higher income groups. These statistics resemble characteristics of typical cyclists in the USA." [/quote]

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