So what?
Midtown Cyclists Routinely Break Law.So?So do pedestrians. So do cars. The traffic laws should be different for bikes. And I don’t want to live in a place where pedestrians (or bikes) wait for the walk sign when so cars are coming.
Midtown Cyclists Routinely Break Law.So?So do pedestrians. So do cars. The traffic laws should be different for bikes. And I don’t want to live in a place where pedestrians (or bikes) wait for the walk sign when so cars are coming.
Kind of a no-brainer. But usually, the driver isn’t even charged! Part of the problem is that it’s not exactly clear what crime is committed when a car jumps the curb and mows down innocent people. Here’s the answer: make driving on the sidewalk an arrestable offense. It’s not something you have to arrest a…
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From the story in the Times There were two men in the front seat, a driver and passenger, and the passenger was leaning out the window and yelling at and harassing the women, Mr. Contreras said, citing his coworker’s account. All of a sudden, he said, the van shot up suddenly onto the curb.…The van…
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I was crossing the Queensboro bridge tonight at around 12:30, heading home toward Astoria when I heard a motor behind me. No, it wasn’t a moped. It was a car. And no, it wasn’t an unmarked police car. It was a car, going to Queens. I’m glad it didn’t kill me. No doubt, as I…
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“The driver of the van, identified as Chao Fu, 52, of Brooklyn, was not charged.” They never are. Here’s the story in the Times.
More formally known as daylighting. Getting rid of the last parked car at the intersection so people and cars can see each other. You know, this wasn’t such a big problem before SUVs took over the world. You can see over most cars. Here’ss a very good Streetfilm by Robin Urban Smith and Clarence Eckerson.
Car free for a whole month?! Wow. I guess that’s good… but one month? Except for that one year in Baltimore (and even there I was car free for the first 6 months), I’ve been car free since 1989 and you don’t hear me shouting about it… oh, wait, never mind. Still, car free? That’s…
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Or even the traffic ticket. Two Women Are Fatally Hit by Taxis “This one taxi tried to beat the light,” Mr. Medrano said. “He hit the first girl. She flew up and into oncoming traffic. He ran over the second girl.” Both taxis stayed at the scene, and the police said no charges had been…
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I love the idea of squatting parking spaces. Technically, it’s not really a squat, because you’re paying legal rent. But it’s a great idea. Take a parking space, make a park, have a party! Why should inanimate objects get to take precious NYC real estate for the benefit of nobody? Here’s the link to Park(ing)…
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Cars afraid of bikes. Wow! That’s a change I could get used to. It’s like Freaky Friday. Here’s the CNN Report link (via BikeHacks.com). One driver said, “We can’t go anywhere because we’re all horrified, scared that if we go around, then maybe they’re going to jump on our car too.” I think there’s a…
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