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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-07-11 | 9 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday July 11, 2018 6:30 p.m. don't know. I did hear something, which I didn't have time to look into, but I heard that there's something like a collapsible helmet or some helmets that might work with not just Lime but all these city bikes everywhere where nobody's wearing helmets. Rochelle Wheeler: Yes. We agree definitely, especially for youth, because those under 18 are required to wear a helmet. Susan Deutsch: Yes. Rochelle Wheeler: And so there are some strategies for that too that we've incorporated because that was the second top issue. So Lime will be required to do helmet giveaways and to give out a certain number per year. They're also setting up a program where you can actually get a helmet on request, and they'll have different locations around the City where you could get those. They'll give them away at free events. They will also be helping to fund some education to let people know about, not just helmets, but safe riding. Susan Deutsch: Yes. Rochelle Wheeler: And then there can be education also through the app and through websites and things like that. Yes. Chair Beth Kenny: Commissioner Aghapekian. Anto Aghapekian: Thanks for the presentation. The bike, it's a good program and I like it. I have a couple of questions. One of the questions, after your test period, that lasted how long? Rochelle Wheeler: So the pilot period was six months, however, we've extended it, so it's still continuing until we get a new provider onboard, but the evaluation, the period that we evaluated was six months. Anto Aghapekian: And during that six months did you have any kind of conflicts between bikers and pedestrians and people in wheelchairs? Rochelle Wheeler: What we mostly heard about was bikes that were mis-parked. I don't think I heard of any collisions where people were riding and hit somebody, that a bicyclist hit a pedestrian or someone in a wheelchair. But it was more we got complaints about the bicycles blocking the sidewalks or blocking the curb ramp. So, we definitely did get complaints about that. Anto Aghapekian: And with the popularity of these bikes increasing, we'll have more bikers in bike lanes and people use the bike lanes also in their wheelchairs. And I can see conflicts, I can see accidents happening in the future with the increase of these bike users, and I don't know what the answer is, but I'd like you to have that in the back of your mind. And my last question is, you said that there is an organization that in case a tree falls down, they'll come and clear it up. Rochelle Wheeler: That's the City that does that. 09/12/18 Page 9 of 29 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-07-11.pdf |