New York City council members are getting severe about bike lanes. A brand new proposal would enable residents to submit photographic proof of blocked bike lanes—and so they’ll be rewarded with a share of the next ticket.

Ask any New Yorker with a motorbike and they’ll most likely all agree on the truth that town’s bike lanes are horribly mismanaged. The lanes that run alongside a few of the busiest streets within the metropolis are always blocked by parked vehicles, supply autos, cop vans, and a myriad of different obstructions. But a new proposal might place some energy again into the palms of New York cyclists. Under the invoice—which is sponsored by District 33 council member Lincoln Restler—civilians will be capable to submit a photograph of a blocked bike lane to the Department of Transportation (DOT). After an investigation and subsequent ticketing, the submitter might obtain 25% of the ticket worth—which is anticipated to be $175. Someone might really make a residing simply strolling round submitting violations.

“This bill would create a new violation and civil penalty for hazardous obstruction by a vehicle of a bicycle lane, bus lane when bus lane restrictions are in effect, sidewalk, crosswalk, or fire hydrant when such vehicle is located within a radial distance of 1,320 feet of a school building, entrance, or exit,” the invoice abstract reads. “Where DOT brings a proceeding before [Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)] using evidence or information submitted by a civilian complainant, OATH would award the complainant 25 percent of any proceeds collected as a result of such proceeding.”

Restler didn’t instantly return Gizmodo’s request for remark. According to Bloomberg, this new invoice is modeled after town’s Citizen Air Complaint Program. The program, which started in 2022, permits New Yorkers to file a criticism towards business vans and buses idling to obtain 25% of the ensuing ticket.