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- The roads are perilous for NYC's app-based delivery drivers on e-bikes and other micro-mobility vehicles.
- NYC infrastructure lags, with few protected bike lanes or designated moped and e-bike lanes.
- Advocates say both the city government and the food delivery companies are to blame.
If you've ordered takeout recently in New York City, chances are your food was whisked to your front door by a delivery driver on an electric bicycle or moped.
But what you likely didn't consider when you made your order was that the person hand-delivering your dinner may have risked their life to get it to you.