Councilman Ben Kallos will introduce a bill Thursday that would create a network of high-tech video cameras and microphones to make it easier to catch illegal ATVs and motorcycle drivers in the city, in addition to imposing fines of up to $ 1,575 for a third. infringement.
Kallos, who represents parts of the Upper East Side, Midtown and East Harlem, says the bill was born out of his frustration at the inability of the NYPD and other city law enforcement agencies to deal with the problem.
“I get these complaints all the time,” he said. “Every New Yorker knows how bad this is.”
Although the New York Police Department increased the seizure of the annoying and strident vehicles, the initiative of the uniformed officer does not seem to contain the problem on the streets, which worsens in summer. Rewards are even offered to those who report drivers or help impound illegal vehicles.
The most recent incident occurred on August 6, when a motorcyclist attacked a city traffic officer with water and then struck him in the face in Chinatown.
Kallos says the surveillance devices would be distributed along avenues and function as red light cameras. The NYPD would receive the data and issue subpoenas, which would be sent directly to the owners of the listed vehicles captured by the camera.
The technology is available to do so, but the software should be calibrated for the city’s urban landscape, Kallos said.
The estimated cost of the surveillance network has not yet been determined.
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