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Friday's unseasonably warm weather made it just about the right time to take a pedicab right through Central Park. For two sisters visiting from Washington State, a pedicab ride was definitely on their to-do list.

"It's relaxing, because you walk, walk, walk, walk all around, and it's like, 'Oh, let's just give our feet a rest and relax and sit back.' And it was perfect," said tourist Debbie Blagovich.

City Councilman Dan Garodnick is proposing new rules for pedicabs. His Manhattan district borders the southern and eastern sides of Central Park.

"There are some bad actors who are clogging up the streets, who are parking their pedicabs in no-standing zones, in front of fire hydrants. Who are taking people, literally and figuratively, 'for a ride,'" said Garodnick.

Garodnick wants to impose regular parking rules on pedicab drivers, and wants to make it easier for the city to suspend or revoke pedicab licenses from drivers who repeatedly break the law.

He is also calling for the creation of a passenger bill of rights and thinks the city should not allow any new pedicabs to hit the road.

Not surprisingly, there is mixed reaction among pedicab drivers to the proposed rules. Some say the rules go too far, some say they do not go far enough and others are not sure they will make any difference at all.

"There can be a lot of rules. The question is, do we actually obey the rules? That's the question," said pedicab driver Dmitry Nikalin. "Sometimes people are riding in the park and we're eventually breaking the rules or breaking the laws."

Garodnick's legislation does have the support of the New York City Pedicab Owners Association, which certainly helps.

"We are a part of the fabric of this city. We are a solution to green, environmental issues, to congestion issues, but we have to make sure it works the right way," said Chad Marlow of the Pedicab Owners Association.

City officials testified at a hearing about the proposed legislation on Friday. They voiced support for most of the bills, but raised concerns about the proposal to crack down on lawless drivers.