2 killed when scooter, bicycle crash in Queensboro Bridge bike lane
Two people were killed in a bike lane crash on the Queensboro Bridge Thursday morning.
It happened at around 8:21 a.m. on the westbound bike lane.
Police say a man, 39, was riding a stand-up scooter when he collided with a bicyclist traveling eastbound in the bike lane. Both the scooter operator and the cyclist, 35, were killed.
Traffic along the westbound lower level of the bridge was disrupted while police conducted their investigation.
Transportation Alternatives claimed that the scooter involved could travel up to 53 mph.
"Crashes like these are entirely preventable. Scooters that travel this quickly have no place in our bike lanes. The City Council must move forward with the 'Ride Safe, Ride Right' bill to prevent the sale of the most dangerous micromobility devices," Ben Furnas of Transportation Alternatives said. "Twenty mph is plenty for anything on New York City neighborhood streets, and certainly in our bike lanes. The data is clear: anything faster than 20 mph is especially deadly. Twenty is plenty — no matter who you are or how you're traveling. Speed kills."
"I'm heartbroken that two fellow New Yorkers lost their lives today on the Queensboro Bridge. This is a suffering and a pain that no one should know," said Roz Gianutsos of Families for Safe Streets. We can't sit by while New Yorkers are riding electric scooters that can travel 30, 40, or even 50 mph."
