Video: Drivers' Dumb DIY Exit To Avoid Williamsburg Bridge

Oh dear, it looks like there's a bit of a traffic jam on the Williamsburg Bridge, and we're too late to exit! No sweat, we'll just hang a hard right, jump the curb, drive on the sidewalk, cut through the bike path, and go to Dram tonight instead of Cienfuegos. Hey look, we're not the only geniuses with this bright idea! And ha, some guy's videotaping. Whatever!

This was the scene in Williamsburg on a recent evening, where a parade of nine motorists were caught on videotape avoiding bridge traffic by driving over the sidewalk onto South Fifth Place. "This is outrageous and dangerous motorist behavior that puts pedestrians and bicyclists at serious risk," says Transportation Alternatives' spokesman Michael Murphy. "I hope whoever recorded that video made sure to take down license plate numbers and provide them to the authorities." At press time, we hear the NYPD has four more detectives working on the case. They've got 'em working in shifts! [Hat Tip @BrooklynSpoke]

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By John Del Signore in News on July 22, 2011 5:23 PM

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Steve O.

Yeah -- if you give "the authorities" license plate numbers they run right out and arrest all of the motherfcuekrs.

malcolm816

Okay, so, since it effects cyclists, legitimately dangerous and _profoundly_ illegal driving shenanigans are totally okay and really, the cyclists should just STFU about it.

Story checks out.

TheRealCannibal

OMG THERE ARE CARS IN THE BIKE LANES MY PANTIES ARE SO BUNCHED UP I CAN'T EVEN DRINK MY KOMBUCHA!!!

bggb

Unreal. Keep f-cking that chicken, cars.

moocow

Scofflaw bicyclists! I have never seen one stop at a stop light, EVER.

ross

yeah well they should never have put a bike lane where the cars could hit them! Don't you know cars own all the roads and can drive wherever they friggin please? GET ON THE SIDEWALKS WHERE YOU BELONG you bikers! Bikes are just kid toys causing traffic for cars! Doesn't anyone read all that fabricated conservative data?

JohnVanArsdale

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Ellen

witnessed this yesterday earlier in the day (wasn't dark out yet) some poor bloke going up onto the bridge almost got ran over as a couple cars drove over.