电单车在纽约依旧违法，纽约人很不高兴
<p><span word="Cycling">Cycling</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="sight">sight</span>-<span word="see">see</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="calories">calories</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gig">gig</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="biking">biking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span>—<span word="one">one</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="scooters">scooters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> $500 <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confiscations">confiscations</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="scooters">scooters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exploding">exploding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="woefully">woefully</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p>骑单车是锻炼、观光、燃烧卡路里的绝妙方式。但是对很多外卖配送员和其他打临时工的人来说，单车也是工作的实用要求--他们的工作需要单车的帮助。然而这在纽约还是个问题。人们在纽约骑电动车和其他的电动单车面临500美元的罚款和没收单车的处罚。虽然电动车和电动单车在美国各市都大受欢迎，并迅速扩散到欧洲，但“帝国”似乎严重与时代脱节了。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="majorities">majorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="modes">modes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 26, <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="vetoed">vetoed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="helmets">helmets</span>.</p><p>美国立法机关在六月份试图改变这一点，那时众议院和参议院中的绝大多数人都赞同一项法案，批准城市自己制定两种交通模式的规则。但是在12月26日，安德鲁·科摩（<span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span>）州长否决了这一法案，称此项法案未包含足够的安全措施，例如没有要求骑行者佩戴头盔。</p>
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