A Brooklyn lawmaker is demanding that Lyft install an age verification program to prevent riders under the age of 16 from renting a Citi Bike or even setting up an account.
“We should be using these tools to prevent riders younger than 16 from making a Citi Bike account and getting immediate access to one of the 20,000 e-bikes in the fleet,” Councilman Justin Brannan said in a July 24 letter to Lyft CEO David Risher. “We must protect our youngest riders on the road.”
Brannan, during an interview, said he was spurred to contact Lyft after hearing from parents complaining about seeing youngsters under 16 on e-bikes.
“I hear from parents who are worried about their kids. This is a potential disaster just waiting to happen –and it’s entirely preventable,” he also said in the letter…