San Jose
From the meeting · City Council, · 0:35
Are $100 fines enough to keep robots off the curb?
The council is weighing an ordinance to regulate delivery robots on sidewalks and in bike lanes; during questions, staff describe the fines for robots that block people's way.
a speaker and a councilmember
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a speaker When you say stiff fines, how much is a stiff fine?
a speaker The first offense is 100, the second is 200, and the third is 500.
a councilmember Okay.
a councilmember That doesn't feel stiff to me.
a councilmember If if someone is in a wheelchair or a, cane and they can't walk down the curb because it's being blocked by one of these devices, that's going to affect them a lot more than a $100, for the first offense.
Where it's from
- Rules for delivery robots on sidewalks and in bike lanes Item 5.1: what happened
- The episode: Council approves delivery robot rules; new developer for the Arena Hotel
- The full recording from here