I'm glad I stayed out of this thread!

Anyhow, somebody better call a whaaambulance!

NYC = Organized Chaos. Live it learn it love it.

Ok, i understand, watch out for the bikes, they get their own lanes, blah bla bla. But, what about stupid cyclists that dont follow the traffic laws and when you have the right to cross the street and the cars and trucks are stopped at red light, a bike comes out of nowhere speeding towards you! They arent so innocent!

Why is it that anti-cyclists are usually unreasonable? Not willing to give anything... There is a tremendous amount of good that would come with it, for personal health, traffic congestion, the enviroment.... Imean, you've heard it all before. I mostly walk or ride the train. When necessary I take a cab or rent a Zipcar, or for longer trips I rent a regular rental. But I do have a bike. I wish life was such that it would be convenient to ride my bike more often- especially with how much fun I have on it and how it makes me feel physically and howuch quicker it gets me from A to B-, but it's not in MY life. But I'm rreasonable. I often see these arguments and I thinkost cyclist are being reasonable and just want a little something that benefits a greater whole and community. I find "motorists" just being hateful and unwilling to have any community at all. Why's it got to be like that?

Count me as one bike rider who doesn't particularly care. It's not even a safety issue in this instance, due to the buffer zone (you can just ride around, whereas a typical double-parked car forces you to take the next traffic lane).

I'd rather ride in the street with traffic anyway. If that were the norm, more of each group (drivers and cyclists) would get used to sharing the road.

Honestly, are you guys new yorkers? Who gives a shit. Ride around it dumbass gentrifiers.

have you guys heard the news? kafkask hates blocked bike lanes!

I hate blocked bike lanes as much as any cycling New Yorker, but c'mon - I'd love to see your fat Gothamist ass haul hundreds of boxes using a hand truck. Cut the drivers some slack. Let's get angry at the cars or COPS who park on them.

I hate blocked bike lanes as much as any cycling New Yorker, but c'mon - I'd love to see your fat Gothamist ass haul hundreds of boxes using a hand truck. Cut the drivers some slack. Let's get angry at the cars or COPS who park on them.

I hate blocked bike lanes as much as any cycling New Yorker, but c'mon - I'd love to see your fat Gothamist ass haul hundreds of boxes using a hand truck. Cut the drivers some slack. Let's get angry at the cars or COPS who park on them.

I hate blocked bike lanes as much as any cycling New Yorker, but c'mon - I'd love to see your fat Gothamist ass haul hundreds of boxes using a hand truck. Cut the drivers some slack. Let's get angry at the cars or COPS who park on them.

Has Gothamist or any of the blogs that b*tch and moan about the hardships of bike riders ever posted a photo of the assh*le bikers blocking and riding on the pedestrian sidewalks? Or the countless stories of obnoxious cyclists who cut people off when they are walking across the street or how they yell at people for not paying attention to them as they come speeding towards them through the traffic signal.

If you are physically capable of going around a parked vehicle while riding a bike, then you should be wearing a helmet and strapped onto the short bus where you'll be safe.

Or how about the assholes riding bikes on Central Park paths who actually ring their gay little bells at you like you're supposed to get out of their way?

To be fair, an audible signal can help avoid a collision and doesn't actually translate to "out of my way."

But I doubt you're interested in being fair, given your inexplicable use of "gay" as if it were a slur.

sorry that was to have read not capable...I got distracted by cyclist riding through the park's area where there are tables and chairs for us bi-peds.

There are several grocery stores and other types of stores, which have spaces reserved for delivery trucks at specific times. For example, there's a Gristedes (or some other grocery store) on 70th near 2nd Ave, where only delivery trucks can park from 6-9 pm, so that's when deliveries have to be done.

Why can't they set up something like that here? Tell Duane Reade that deliveries are only allowed from 8-10 at night, for example, and no other cars are allowed to park in front.

Aside from that suggestion, though, while I think the truck should not have parked here, I do not understand why, if they're going to break the law, they couldn't at least park further back from the intersection, so cyclists can see potential jaywalkers, and pedestrians can see cyclists blowing red lights - the current situation is so dangerous. Also, why couldn't the truck just park in the striped area? I know they're not allowed, but the current parking job is just jerky in all respects...

that trucks restocking the kleenex from all the crybaby bikers to that bike friendly riteaid.

i tend to smell badly after bicycling. butthat doesnt mean you get to block the entrance to riteaid. i have my rights. bicycling should be plentyful and like masterdam in new york city. why not mr. bloomberg. you wount get my vote for a third rail.

Dear drivers who hate bikers,

Imagine how open the city would be if we ONLY had delivery trucks and the majority of individual passengers used bikes and subways, not cars.

My favorite part of the day in the city is riding blocks and blocks and blocks for free in safer bike lanes while angry, resentful people stuck in too-large cars, stuck in their own traffic, stuck in bad road design, stuck in thinking that goes back to 1950...stew over how much bikers suck.

As I blow past you and move on down the road and arrive 30 minutes before you do, I need only remember posts like these full of quotes about "fucking bikers" to get a really big smile. Makes my day.

Sincerely,

A guy who bikes and votes (for bike lanes)

P.S. You're invited to join us anytime.

i love it when we fight! more bike articles!!!

Humorously enough, the last time I saw a cyclist on 8th Ave, he wasn't using the bike lane at all...at least someone is using that pavement!