The New York City Council will introduce a bill that will ban apps from advertising 15-minute grocery delivery times due to potential threats to couriers, according to the New York Post.

The upcoming bill will be a response to the actions of startups such as Gorillas, Getir, Fridge No More and Jokr, which over the past year have begun to actively develop their delivery services in New York. All of them provide services for the delivery of groceries and other food products through networks of dark stores.

According to the author of the bill, a member of the city council Christopher Marte, such delivery times can be convenient for residents of the city and other users of the services. However, this encourages delivery workers on scooters and bicycles to violate traffic rules and endanger themselves and other participants, the bill notes.

Marte explained that the bill will be part of a broader legislative initiative to regulate the terms of advertising for grocery delivery services. Board members plan to propose a series of pieces of legislation soon, he said, that will provide greater oversight and accountability.

The bill became New York authorities' response to several incidents, including fatalities, that occurred due to the haste of couriers. So, in 2020, when delivery services were especially developed during the pandemic, there were at least 20 deaths due to the fault of hurrying couriers, writes the New York Post. The authors of the initiative argue that the ban on advertising of 15-minute terms will allow delivery workers not to be in such a hurry and thereby put themselves and other road users at risk to a lesser extent.

Marte, in a commentary to the publication, also noted that he insists on the adoption of new legislative acts that would provide couriers with more benefits, but did not provide details.

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