A New York City judge has ruled that pedicabs are not allowed on bridge bike paths, regardless of whether they are pedaled or pushed. The case involved Duncan Elder, a pedicab driver from Manhattan Rickshaw Co., who was seen giving a non-paying passenger a ride on the Manhattan Bridge. The company argued that Elder was not technically operating the pedicab, but the judge, James Plotkin, disagreed, stating that Elder was still operating the pedicab even if he wasn’t pedaling. This decision could require pedicab operators to use trucks to transport their pedicabs across bridges. Manhattan Rickshaw Co. may appeal.
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