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Changed: 3c3
The NYPD has been aggressively cracking down on motorcycle riders who lack proper licensing - handing out thousands of summonses and confiscating more than 350 of the vehicles, the Daily News has learned.
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The NYPD has issued almot 6,000 summonses to motorcyclists so far this year. The summonses are the result of safety violations, speeding, unlicensed operation, unregistered and uninsured motorcycles.
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Changed: 5,6c5
"There have been 16 motorcycle fatalities this year; 12 were unlicensed operators," Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said.
Cops initiated the crackdown in a bid to try to stop the mounting death toll, Browne said, pointing out that the 16 motorcycle accident deaths already this year represent a 100% increase over the same time last year.
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Your bike will be confiscated if you don't have an "M" on your license, or if your bike bike is unregistered or uninsured. More than 360 motorcycles have been impounded with the vast majority over the past month.
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Changed: 8c7
In all of last year, 33 motorcycle operators were killed in accidents on city streets.
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"There have been 16 motorcycle fatalities this year; 12 were unlicensed operators," Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said. He also stated that the NYPD initiated the crackdown in a bid to try to stop the mounting death toll, and pointed out that the 16 motorcycle accident deaths already this year represent a 100% increase over the same time last year.
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Changed: 10c9
Highway patrol cops had issued more than 5,900 summonses to motorcycle operators for a variety of infractions as of June 3. The summonses were issued for safety violations, speeding, unlicensed operation, unregistered and uninsured motorcycles.
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In 2006, 33 motorcyclists were killed in accidents on streets of NYC. The riders killed this year include Foster Burton (23), an off-duty NYPD cop. He was killed April 23 when he struck a parked car on Zerega Ave. in the Bronx. He also did not have a motorcyle license...
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Removed: 12,15d10
Cops also have confiscated more than 360 motorcycles, the vast majority within the past four weeks, records show.
The unlicensed motorcycle riders killed this year include an off-duty NYPD cop, Foster Burton, 23, who was killed April 23 when he struck a parked car on Zerega Ave. in the Bronx.
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Changed: 18c13
Cops are returning confiscated motorcycles only when a rider who has received a summons shows up at the local precinct stationhouse with a licensed rider or a tow truck.
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Confiscated motorcycles will be taken to the local precinct stationhouse.
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Changed: 20c15
Unregistered or uninsured motorcycles are not being returned to their owners until proof of valid registration and insurance is presented, police said.
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If you are not a licensed rider your bike will not be returned to you unless you show up at the local precinct stationhouse with a licensed rider or a tow truck.
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Changed: 22c17,19
Riders who fail to get to the stationhouses quickly enough will have to trek to the NYPD auto pound in Whitestone, Queens, to retrieve their bikes.
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Unregistered or uninsured motorcycles will not be returned to you until proof of valid registration and insurance is presented.
If you fail to get to the stationhouses quickly your bike will be transfered to the NYPD auto pound in Whitestone, Queens and you will have to hike over there to get it back.
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