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Sounds like Larry has some anger management issues.

"The only near-death experiences I have had in my 18 years here have been from BIKERS. Those jerks never obey traffic rules and come out of nowhere. One dude almost hit me, I instinctively shoved him, and he wiped out on the steet, scratching his legs to a bloody pulp. I just shouted "you deserved that!" and went on my way."

You deserve about ten years in jail. FUCK YOU!!!

I nearly get killed while riding my bike every fucking day. I am also a professional driver who looks out for bikes gives them room to pass me and never doors them. I also never block an intersection, scare a pedestrian or a cyclist and always get where I need to go. So the problem it seems, with traffic and accidents in NYC has to do with STUPID FUCKING SELFISH DRIVERS!!!!!!!

Cyclists-

Ride on the left hand side of the street whenever possible, passenger side doors open less often then driver side doors. Also, when passing cabs, listen for the tick tick tick of the receipt printer inside, if you hear it, it's a sure sign a door will be opening on the cab sometime soon. Adn don't ride between stopped cabs and the sidewalk ever, even in bike lanes.

Cyclists have very little moral ground to stand on when it comes to obeying traffic laws (I'm a cyclist and am guilty.) We don't obey most traffic laws (um, red lights, one way streets anyone?) A typical NYC cyclist will curse a cab for cutting them off and then proceed to cross eight lanes of traffic through a red light and make an illegal turn onto a one-way street through a throng of schoolchildren. We've all seen it.

Stay safe!

I actually live across the street and saw this accident. I must give credit for the quick response time of safety and police vehicles. Amongst atleast 3 ambulances, I counted two firetrucks and a dozen police cars. They shut down a 3 block radius of the area for a couple of hours. I just hope the poor guy will be alright.

There are some bikers who are jerks with no regard for anyone else, just like there are some drivers who are jerks with no regard for anyone else and pedestrians who...you get my drift. If you don't want to get hit by a biker it's generally very easy to avoid--look both ways before crossing the street (especially if you're coming out from between two parked cars), stay on the sidewalk when you don't have the light, and don't dive for the curb at the last minute or play in traffic. And if all of the above doesn't work and some biker still harasses you, I apologize--I assure you those people make my life pretty difficult, too, because people then generalize that I am also a jerk, even if I obey traffic laws (I do) and ride carefully (I do). If you wonder why bikers are so angry think of this: how many other commuters wonder every morning if this will be the day someone harms them--will I get hit by a car door this morning because some thoughtless person couldn't be bothered? Will a bus run me over? All of this just so I can get to work in the morning - just like everyone else. So cut us some slack.

Two key reasons why people drive into the city instead of taking public transport: 1) poor frequency of the service, like Metro-North north of White Plains, and 2) lack of convenient subway service to many parts of the city.

Yeah, somebody "nicks" you and you get to take them down hard. Like it or not, that's assault, and probably battery as well. Not to mention reckless endangerment if the guy fell out into traffic. You're lucky you didn't get arrested. Your callous and obvious disregard for the welfare of the injured would have been another strike against you in court.

You know, most people wouldn't brag about this kind of hooliganistic behavior. So much for New York being the "most polite" city.

I am a pedestrian, and I can honestly say that the only times I have ever had close calls with bikes is when I did something dumb like walk out without looking :-/

Sorry guys.

Oh and Robb: you made some excellent points in posts 25 and 27.

I've definitely had a number of close calls with people opening their car doors on me. I try to pay attention and basically just assume it's going to happen - that way I'm prepared in my mind.

As far as the a**holes in the bike lanes go, I just did the Time's Up "bike lane liberation ride" on Sunday... only one person refused to move his car when asked. However, it goes without saying that they shouldn't be there in the first place - but it's up to the NYPD to be handing out tickets to these folks and the other drivers that have NO RESPECT for bikers.

so, you took him out Navy Seal style?

aye aye captain.

I did not "intentionally" cause his wipeout. He nicked me and as a reflex reaction I shoved him. That's hardly a felony.

Yeah, Larry's pretty oblivious to the irony, isn't he? "I hate bikers, who are all incredibly dangerous. But the only one who ever got hurt was a biker in a wipeout I intentionally caused." I bet the guy wasn't even that close to Larry. He probably just felt like being a prick that day, confirmed by his comment and his lack of concern for his fellow man. Anybody else might have helped the guy up and told him not to pass so close. Maybe if the guy had then gotten run over, Larry would still have been saying, "You deserved that!"

Larry, you should be grateful, GRATEFUL, that that guy didn't hit you. He needs to work on his aim. Now if he had that James Bond device...

Seriously, there are lots of my biking brethern who are jerks on spokes (like the guy who ran into me on the Brooklyn Bridge and sent me to St Vincent's earlier this month). I see lots of folks riding the wrong way, not using bike lanes, etc. Alas, the morons will always be with us. But think about it, when you are on foot, you are aware of the cars, when you're driving you're aware of the pedestrians. Bikers are somewhere in the netherworld limbo where no one is aware of them unless something stupid happens. Maybe the fault lies not in the spokes, but in yourself.

Besides, I'm not sure being NEARLY clipped by a bike compares with being doored, endoed, and crushed by a bus. But I am sorry you weren't there to yell "You deserved that!" at what was left of his mangled body.

It's a misdirected anger. As a pedestrian, you can't very well charge after a driver who has almost hit you. He has a distinct size advantage, being in his car. But a biker is an easy target, even if so few of them cause major accidents.

hmm. Sounds like you are guilty of a felony, Larry. Not really the thing to admit if you are trying to win people over to your way of thinking.

Also, your close call was *very* unlikely to be a near-death-expierience: bike/ped fatalities are very, very rare. There has been 1 in NYC since 1994 vs 3000+ (yes, thousand) car/ped fatalities in that same time period.