The NYPD issued more summonses to cyclists than truck drivers last year: truckers got 14,962 moving violation summonses and 10,415 Criminal Court summonses, while cyclists got 13,743 moving violation summonses and a whopping 34,813 Criminal Court summonses. Priorities!Here's the whole story in Gothamist, covering a city council meeting where the NYPD was held to account for this absurdity.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Bikes more a threat than trucks, it turns out.
At least that's what you would gather from the NYPD:
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Trying to learn a safe route through LIC to the 59th street bridge was tricky business for me. It took me more than a week to settle on a safe route. I was entrapped into riding on the sidewalk in LIC when a cop car pulled in front of me when I was riding in the right lane. I was coached by the officer issuing the ticket on what to say in court to get out of paying a fine. A higher ranking officer was coaching the younger officer with what to tell me from his passenger seat the whole time. I sat in court for hours on two separate days with drunk driving offenders and the like, and had to plead not guilty 3 times before finally, on the second day, I stood before a judge who threw out the charges. Total waste for all parties involved. I've started an HD ride report blog based out of Astoria. I love my neighborhood, it is definitely a safe cycling haven. I hope you don't mind the link, thanks. Feel free to contact me if you like. Astoria HD
Imagine how many car accidents can this statistics cause. Responsible driving and cycling should be imposed in every person in NYC.
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