People complain a lot about bikes riding on the sidewalks & the wrong way up streets. I agree (& am an exceptionally law-abiding bicyclist, even stopping for lights). My chances of keeping that up would be better if so many moving vans & delivery trucks (& passenger vehicles!) didn't look at bike lanes as free spots to hang out. Yesterday on 12th St, there was a USPS van settled down in 3 straight blocks. In one, the guy was eating his lunch, meaning he could just as well have stopped a lot of other places, without trying so hard to kill me by forcing me into traffic. There are too many vehicles & people for the streets of New York, no doubt, but it works better if everyone tries to make themselves small.
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