BOSTON — Boston’s most influential cycling lobby is using last week’s e-bike collision that hospitalized a pedestrian near Copley Square to push for sweeping new restrictions on drivers — including a citywide ban on right turns on red — while leaving cyclists’ own behavior untouched.

The Boston Cyclists Union’s Monday statement cited three recent crashes: the August 6 e-bike and pedestrian collision at Dartmouth and Huntington, a scooter crash at Humboldt Avenue and Seaver Street the same day, and a cyclist hit by a car in South Boston on August 2.

The group says these incidents prove Boston needs more “people-first” street design and tougher rules for cars, not licensing, registration, or insurance for cyclists and e-bike riders. They also warned against “demonizing delivery workers” — many of whom they described as immigrants. Critics note that in Massachusetts, that often includes illegal immigrants, a population state taxpayers have spent billions supporting with housing, healthcare, and other benefits.

Their proposals include:

• Ban right on red citywide, following Cambridge’s lead.
• Rewrite police crash reports to avoid the word “accident” and directly name drivers instead of vehicles.
• Create a formal crash analysis process with public reports, design recommendations, and annual summaries.

Notably absent: any mention of addressing cyclists running red lights, riding on sidewalks, weaving through traffic, or speeding through crosswalks — common complaints from pedestrians, seniors, and parents with strollers.

The August 6 collision, which sent a pedestrian to the hospital, happened at an intersection where the union says safety infrastructure was halted. They argued that if the delivery worker had been driving a car, the incident “very likely” would have been fatal — a claim critics say sidesteps rising concerns over high-speed e-bikes in crowded downtown areas.

Interim Executive Director Tiffany Cogell described the group’s vision as “structural, system-level solutions” to street safety. Critics say it’s another example of the bike lobby pushing radical traffic restrictions on drivers while giving cyclists a permanent free pass.

For Boston drivers already navigating narrowed lanes, vanishing parking, and a growing maze of concrete barriers, the proposals signal more of the same: a city planning for bikes first — and everyone else second.