NYPD Cracking Down on Brooklyn Bikers
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the NYPD will begin a borough-wide bike crackdown in a few weeks. More moving violations will be issued for the the failure to obey traffic signs and signals, surpassing the speed limit, tailgating, and failure to signal before turning. While the numbers of bicyclists is growing and the bike lanes…
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the NYPD will begin a borough-wide bike crackdown in a few weeks. More moving violations will be issued for the the failure to obey traffic signs and signals, surpassing the speed limit, tailgating, and failure to signal before turning. While the numbers of bicyclists is growing and the bike lanes on Prospect Park West have caused controversy, cops claim the reason for the crackdown is because bike accidents have been up. Some bikers aren’t convinced. Rider Lacy Tauber think cops should “focus on drivers,” while bike advocate Baruch Herzfeld thinks this could further strain the relationship between bikers and cops.
Bikelash! Cops to Crack Down on 2-Wheelers [Brooklyn Paper]
DH- I wondered about the timing too. Maybe it was intentional for just that reason? Too much political blowback in the spring and summer?
it’s pretty funny you all think a crackdown in fuckin JANUARY is some sort of victory. uhhh – have you noticed that most people have packed it up for the season?
Have several friends who were hit, DH
Anyone been knocked down by a car?
Or knocked up in a car?
I cannot spend much time here, but I have to say that fsrq has consistently expressed my exact thoughts and ideas about this screwy bike lane/ biking program that has been foisted upon Brooklyn. Thank you fsrq.
Repeating my commentary, with lower case:
By donatella on January 5, 2011 11:27 AM
About time!!!!! By the way, what ARE the rules?
This program has been an unmitigated disaster from the start.
(better now jokers?)
I got hit by a car once but I hate bikes more.
“I’m no bike hater but I’ve been nearly hit by them enough times”
everyone always says “i almost got hit” – anyone actually get hit?
(i have)
Cops doing a crackdown is better than them doing a hodown.
no one is arguing that there don’t need to be rules or that bikers shouldn’t be responsible!! the argument concerns how to enforce the rules, and whether it makes sense to focus on bikes instead of cars, which, given that there are a limited number of traffic cops, is what a “crackdown” suggests.