Fifth Avenue Bike Lane Debate, Continued
The news earlier this week that the Fifth Avenue BID in Park Slope wants to do away with the Class 2 bike lane, blaming an uptick in the number of tickets delivery trucks were getting on it, Streets Blog sent a correspondent out to talk to a bunch of merchants on the commercial stretch and…
The news earlier this week that the Fifth Avenue BID in Park Slope wants to do away with the Class 2 bike lane, blaming an uptick in the number of tickets delivery trucks were getting on it, Streets Blog sent a correspondent out to talk to a bunch of merchants on the commercial stretch and couldn’t find much support for the BID’s angle. “I haven’t heard a word or noticed anything,” said Emily Isaac, owner of Trois Pommes Patisserie, which receives about ten deliveries per week. “As far as the delivery guys, no one’s complained to me that because of the bike riders they’re getting tickets,” said the owner of ‘Snice at the corner of 3rd Street. There was consensus on one matter though: There need to be more designated delivery zones. The space in front of The Associated, for example, is not long enough to accommodate the big rigs that come to deliver milk several times a week; as a result, the trucks end up sticking out into the bus stop and getting hit with a ticket.
i used to not wear a helmet…for 2-3 years in fact.
here was my logic:
I know how to handle a bike (i was a messenger for a bit after college and ride every day), helmets are hot and uncomfortable, and i felt like i was aware enough to avoid any problems.
The reality check was flipping over the handle bars in heavy traffic on flushing ave. I hit a pot hole that there was no way to avoid because the traffic was so heavy i couldn’t see it until it was to late.
I’ve worn a helmet since.
I’m a huge bike advocate, but c’mon cmu – saying you don’t need a helmet while riding in NYC is preposterous…
sure you don’t NEED one, but you also don’t NEED to pay attention while riding…
anyway, what does cmu stand for? the masonry unit? the university?
cmu — when you start wearing a helmet, I’ll consider taking you seriously.
Until then, you are “The What” of bicyclists imo.
I guess you didn’t pass basic math in grade school, northsloperenter, or else why is ONE death-bike indicative of unsafeness? You probably think kids shouldn’t walk the streets by themselves because they will be abducted by molesters.
“cycling is to become popular”
Cycling IS popular.
“Do you think with enough lies and propaganda you can trick people into believing it is safe to ride bicycles on the streets of this city?”
It can be dangerous to bicycle in this city. I know – I biked to work, from Brooklyn to midtown Manhattan for about 7-8 years. I knew it was dangerous, but that was just something I chose to deal with. It can also be dangerous to drive a car or walk down the street in NYC. New Yorkers aren’t going to stop doing any of the three things anytime soon. Get used to it.
“If cycling is to become popular, it needs to be seen as something everyone does casually, without having to wear spandex and helmets and spend $2000 on a bike. It needs to be seen as not dangerous and normal, and you won’t get that by forcing special duds.”
Do you think with enough lies and propaganda you can trick people into believing it is safe to ride bicycles on the streets of this city?
You better get rid of that white bicycle I walk past everyday…
cmu –
i don’t have a problem with kids who ride bikes, especially (under 12 – not 16) who are allowed to ride on sidewalks.
I DO have a problem with grown-ups putting toddlers on their handlebars, riding in the dark without light, and without helmets. its ridiculously dangerous.
I’ve been riding in the city long enough to know the risks: and if you want to take the risk and not ride a helmet, fine. but to put a 3 year old at risk is crazy to me.
also, wearing a helmet is not synonymous with wearing spandex. I bike in jeans, a t shirt and your godd##n right i wear a helmet. if you ride enough, you WILL be in an accident.
“.why should we wear helmets? Read up on it first, go any other country and check out the cyclists there. Even kids don’t wear helmets. It’s so stupid to want cyclists to wear helmets without knowing anything about it (or being a cyclist, no doubt).”
OMFG!!!!! Are you serious! Why people should wear helmets????
That does it- Thanks you for validating how fucking retarded you are. Oh shit!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
cmu -I think people on bikes should wear helmets for the same reason people in cars wear seatbelts b/c accidents happens regardless of how careful you are. I think its a shame when people get hurt.
cmu. u are barking up the wrong tree. i grew up feral for the most part and took the bus to port authority from jersey to nyc from when i was 9 years old. (that would be the year 1986).
i do think it’s lame when parents dump their kids on their bikes as fashion accessories and or political statements, which i see ALL the time in park slope. these same parents wont even let their kids eat peanuts.
beleive me dude, i grew up much more hardcore than you or your crotchfruit ever will.
*rob*