Suspected Drunk Cyclist Leaves Trail of Destruction
In New York (and most of America) all you have to say after your kill a bicyclist is, “I didn’t see him (or her)!” That’s it. You go home. No ticket. No crime. I guess you have to file a claim to get your car fixed. The Economist looks at hypotheticals in the Netherlands: •…
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The Bike Snob NYC does what NYPD doesn’t: Investigates a car that killed a kid: But, you know, it’s the victim’s fault because she wasn’t holding mommy’s hand: The girl was not holding her mother’s hand as they crossed the street near 5th Avenue and 55th St. in Sunset Park around 3:15 p.m., sources said.…
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Of course you won’t see that headline in NYC. It’s from San Francisco. What’s interesting is how it happened. The San Fran bike coalition asked businesses if they had video footage. They had. The cops hadn’t asked. The video shows the driver was at fault. As a side note, this was after a cop blocked…
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This is rich. And I can’t believe it’s being reported with a straight face. The cab who tried to kill a bike and maimed a tourist blames the bike. The cab admits he didn’t see the bike before the bike started banging on his cab. That’s what Sherlock Holmes would call a “clue.” See, when…
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This is the second time in the past year cars have killed or maimed somebody right where I’ve been known to stand or sit. Christ. One minute you’re sitting there eating a hot dog and the next minute you have no foot. Why? Because of speeding fucking cars! As one comment says: Giuliani put cattle…
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There’s a good suggestion I heard to bike of the Triboro Bridge into Manhattan. It’s little used by pedestrians. What I don’t get is how come when the bridge turns into a parking lot for cars, all the moving traffic (bike and peds) get’s crammed into one lane and the most efficient way of moving…
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Our fucking local community board (#1) sucks ass. The latest stupidity (just the latest) is denying a request from Queens Kickshaw (40-17 Broadway) to provide bike parking in front of their store. Bike parking is more parking. Since our community board cares more about parking than the community (see the massive failure to vote for…
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First sign this petition. That was easy. But even more important, go to the community board meeting/vote tomorrow, September 11, 2012, at Astoria Manor. 7pm. 25-22 Astoria Blvd.
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