NYPD finally cracking down on all bicyclists.

[bradley]

New York's Operation Safe Cycle began on August 13th and will continue during a two-week long bicycle safety enforcement initiative. The NY Police are removing the average hazardous bicycle violator from most conscientious automobile drivers.

Here's my advice to these bicycle riding miscreants and other lepers: obey all lights and signs, don't ride against traffic, but especially stay off the sidewalks and on bike paths where you belong. Capisce? Hear that Alec?



Otherwise you will face serious consequences. Consider the below Youtube video your first and only warning!!

Bike Lanes by Casey Neistat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ

 

[Dari]

I've had 4 police officers (all black women) stop me and warned me about the crackdown. One said the fines run into the hundreds of dollars. Shocking.

 

[glenn1]

I've had 4 police officers (all black women) stop me and warned me about the crackdown. One said the fines run into the hundreds of dollars. Shocking.

Only shocking that they've not really been enforcing the laws until now. Hundreds sounds great, anything less wouldn't have the desired effect.

 

[Dari]

Only shocking that they've not really been enforcing the laws until now. Hundreds sounds great, anything less wouldn't have the desired effect.

Hundreds of dollars is outrageous. Never had to pay that much for violations when driving my truck and I would feel raped if I got that for going through a red light on a bike. Also, a bike is officially a vehicle so it should be able to go wherever other vehicles go (within reason) so why try to limit them to the bike lanes? Nevertheless, it's made me pious when riding the Citibike.

 

[pauldun170]

Bikes are supposed to obey traffic laws. Plain and simple.
If you blow a red light on your bike you pay a couple hundred and get to sit in the corner to think about what an ass you are.
Blow a red light in a car, you get the fine and you get points on your license.
High fines for bikes are appropriate since riders don't have to worry about "points".

 

[glenn1]

Bikes are supposed to obey traffic laws. Plain and simple.
If you blow a red light on your bike you pay a couple hundred and get to sit in the corner to think about what an ass you are.
Blow a red light in a car, you get the fine and you get points on your license.
High fines for bikes are appropriate since riders don't have to worry about "points".

^ This. You blow through a red light then you're a dick plain and simple and deserve to lose a few benjamins and feel lucky you don't get charged with reckless driving. Just because your vehicle is self-propelled doesn't mean traffic laws do not somehow apply to you. I don't give a crap if it's an inconvenience to you having to come to a full stop and expend calories getting going again, you stop at red lights and stop signs no exceptions.

 

[her209]

Bikes are supposed to obey traffic laws. Plain and simple.

Almost ran over a bicyclist today because he was too impatient to wait for the left turn light to turn green. My light was green and I was going straight.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Can't they just give the gangs a couple of weeks to shoot bicyclists on sight? Seems like the gangs would be happy and the problem would be solved quickly.

 

[disappoint]

Can't they just give the gangs a couple of weeks to shoot bicyclists on sight? Seems like the gangs would be happy and the problem would be solved quickly.

You usually post some pretty intelligent stuff. This is an example of the opposite of that.

 

[Printer Bandit]

final solution

 

[GagHalfrunt]

You usually post some pretty intelligent stuff. This is an example of the opposite of that.

What, don't limit it just to gangs and let everyone have a crack? Okay, you're right, that sounds better. My bad.

 

[Brainonska511]

Most of the time, the NYPD just sits at those T intersections, where there would be no cross-traffic across the bike lane, just to ticket riders going through lights.

The key to enforcement is actually going after the assholes. The people going the wrong way and the people blowing through lights and pedestrians. I have no qualms with the people that treat a stoplight like an Idaho stop (eg: stopping and going when it is clear to proceed).

It would also help if the NYPD actually enforced bike lanes: encroachment from pedestrians (who think it's a sidewalk extension or just wander blindly into it at intersections) or people that park in the lane, such as the NYPD itself.

 

[brianmanahan]

final solution

too soon

 

[brianmanahan]

You usually post some pretty intelligent stuff. This is an example of the opposite of that.

agreed, it was a shallow and dumb thing to say

 

[disappoint]

What, don't limit it just to gangs and let everyone have a crack? Okay, you're right, that sounds better. My bad.

Wow, you're really off your game tonight. It's a Friday night so it's understandable, what are you drinkin?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Fines won't be in the hundreds and after the two weeks of enforcement/education, it'll go back to the way it was.

 

[PliotronX]

Coming soon,

The Purge III: Wrecking Wreckless Bicyclists

 

[brianmanahan]

Wow, you're really off your game tonight. It's a Friday night so it's understandable, what are you drinkin?

maybe he is trying to fill mayne's now-vacant position :awe:

 

[disappoint]

maybe he is trying to fill mayne's now-vacant position :awe:

What happened to Mayne anyway? Haven't seen him on lately. Did he fly back to his home planet using Cannae drive? Get banned? End up back in the psych ward he escaped from? Get his head stuck up a chimney? Shake his fist at oncoming traffic?

 

[utahraptor]

He was back from a one week vacation yesterday I think.

 

[olds]

He was back from a one week vacation yesterday I think.

Got a month off as soon as he came back

 

[Brainonska511]

He was back from a one week vacation yesterday I think.

And then righteously banned once more.

 

[disappoint]

And then righteously banned once more.

Mayne's sister being chased off the field by security for playing the field:

 

[holden j caufield]

how can they enforce it? I don't see how a cop in a car or horse can pursue a bike in New York traffic. They guy can weave in one or 2 cars make a few turns and it just makes the cops look foolish which I'm sure they want to avoid.

Even cops on bikes aren't as fast, reckless or in shape as other hardcore bicyclists. How are they going to give tickets to every ass that runs a red light on a bike.

 

[SandEagle]

riding your bicycle on the sidewalk is much safer than riding it on the street. on the street a driver may end up ruining his paint job by hitting a bicyclist. on the sidewalk, no.