tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post587688414973775246..comments2024-03-18T19:27:54.524-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: NYPD slaps $270 ticket on East Village cyclist for running red lightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5784379257504996832012-12-28T15:17:26.944-05:002012-12-28T15:17:26.944-05:00The problem with New York City is that it's fi...The problem with New York City is that it's filled with New Yorkers. New Yorkers are generally bad drivers, bad cyclists, and bad pedestrians.<br /><br />We ALL need enforcement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73847550868293273682011-07-01T11:12:16.509-04:002011-07-01T11:12:16.509-04:00Ok, now where are the tickets for pedestrians who ...Ok, now where are the tickets for pedestrians who blithely jaywalk right in front of bikes (in some cases while looking right at the biker) nearly causing accidents?<br /><br />As both a biker AND pedestrian I can tell you that happens a whole lot more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85588779045658211852011-06-08T16:02:59.356-04:002011-06-08T16:02:59.356-04:00I read an article once that said they passed a law...I read an article once that said they passed a law in San Fransisco that cyclists had to stop at red lights (as if it were a stop sign) but that they could proceed if the way was clear. That sounded so civil to me. The problem is people who do not stop at all for red lights, they are dangerous! <br /><br />As for the bike lanes in midtown, forget it. FULL of pedestrians and tourists who pay attention to nothing even with a bell.<br /><br />I bike and drive and walk like a lot of people who have commented. There needs to be some way to educate bikers, right now everyone is pretty much functioning on "what can I get away with" principles (this totally goes for pedestrians too BTW). Put some signs up, have a website, some workshops offered....they could teach it in schools (like drivers ed). Everyone is so angry about everything but there is no education going on. While its great to put in the bike lanes, its not like everyone will instantly know the rules surrounding them, especially since its been such a grey area for, well, forever.jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02320281494496235159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6813593370468365032011-05-10T13:55:11.839-04:002011-05-10T13:55:11.839-04:00I really hope samo and the others will add their s...I really hope samo and the others will add their stories to this WNYC project to map the recent spike in bicycling tickets. <br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/mPXKbc" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/mPXKbc</a><br /><br />http://transportationnation.org/2011/05/03/been-ticketed-while-riding-a-bike-join-this-crowdsourcing-project/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-94198793557147242011-04-24T11:09:08.564-04:002011-04-24T11:09:08.564-04:00And what about the idiot jaywalkers who dart out i...And what about the idiot jaywalkers who dart out in the bike lane, and or the clueless peds with their earbuds in , wandering aimlessly through don't walk signs, when is the <br />NYPD going to extent the same ticketing courtesy to all instead of picking on the cyclists.I dont see the boys from the 9th precinct handing out tickets for the idiot who jumped into traffic on the middle of 7th st, whereby I almost ran him and his dog over...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25616391622649248452011-04-24T04:11:48.344-04:002011-04-24T04:11:48.344-04:00Crabby middle-aged broad here. RING MY BELL? ARE Y...Crabby middle-aged broad here. RING MY BELL? ARE YOU KIDDING? I ring like mad! Do you really think people are paying ANY attention? They are waaaay too busy talking on the phone, or listening to their iPods. The WORST is CYCLISTS with HEADPHONES on, who can't hear a THING, let alone a bell. SO, YEAH, I'M GONNA YELL AT YOU. Because you're plugged in, standing in the bike lane when I have the light, AND I DON'T WANT TO HIT YOU. You get a "heads up" or a "wake up" or maybe a really loud HEY. Forget about midtown. That's a nightmare.<br /><br />And maybe I am a rube for going to Traffic Court cause the cops told me to, but my sister told me to as well, she's been there lots of times and beaten lots of tickets. At a minimum, I hope to have it knocked down from $270.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2494776297178030682011-04-22T15:36:38.450-04:002011-04-22T15:36:38.450-04:00i can't wait to runover some peds on my way ho...i can't wait to runover some peds on my way home, maybe even kick over a baby carriage or two. <br /><br />why do people hate cyclists so much, i mean besides our smug 'saving the world' attitude? <br /><br />seriously though? you give a free pass to noisy, polluting cars that drive too fast and endanger everyone while slowly filling our bodies with poison, but you get mad at cyclists? outlaw cars. then the bikers will stop at lights. we'll have no reason to skip the lights to get out of riding next to cars.liquidastronauthttp://www.liquidastronaut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21079831103509788622011-04-22T13:30:28.753-04:002011-04-22T13:30:28.753-04:00At anonymous 10:08AM:
I have a bell on my bike an...At anonymous 10:08AM:<br /><br />I have a bell on my bike and use it constantly as I approach intersections with pedestrians blindly crossing. A handful of times, they're just oblivious for whatever reason (headphones, telephone, staring into space) - either standing in the lane as if its the curb or blindly crossing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22925193701325461742011-04-22T10:08:08.394-04:002011-04-22T10:08:08.394-04:00I wonder how many of the problems between "bo...I wonder how many of the problems between "bombing cyclists" and "clueless pedestrians" could be ameliorated with bike bells.<br /><br />When your introduction to someone is yelling "GET OUT OF THE WAY" or "WATCH IT ASSHOLE," the dialogue is likely only to deteriorate from there. A bell could resolve the situation without the need to speak at all. I've noticed, especially lately, that the bells are inexplicably rare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54019473923135913602011-04-21T21:30:55.734-04:002011-04-21T21:30:55.734-04:00I just LOVE how cops issuing tickets for "qua...I just LOVE how cops issuing tickets for "quality of life" offenses invariably tell those being ticketed to fight it and "you'll beat it." Obviously, they're giving tickets to fill quotas and to demonstrate that they're doing something out there beyond taking pictures of license plates of passing cars....<br /><br />It's all bullshit. They know it and WE know it!!chris flashhttp://shadowpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40121684909728120182011-04-21T19:24:29.759-04:002011-04-21T19:24:29.759-04:00I got a $270 ticket for running a red at 9th &...I got a $270 ticket for running a red at 9th & 2nd at 10am on a Sunday morning a few weeks ago. I stopped, waited for a guy at the corner to make up his mind, looked east on 9th saw no traffic, and went through. There was no one around... I too hate the wrong way idiots (I've been hit by a delivery guy going the wrong way). I now prefer staying out of some bike lanes, esp. 1st & 2nd Aves. where yahoos RULE. I'm a crabby middle aged broad, lived in the EV for 30 years. I'm not a speedster. The object of the game is to stay alive. PERIOD. Pedestrians need to be more mindful around bike lanes. People who are partial to salmoning NEED TO STOP, including delivery people. I want to see them ticketed... Anyway, going to Traffic Court to fight it, cause the cops told me to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81497809521624113472011-04-21T17:44:24.248-04:002011-04-21T17:44:24.248-04:00Thank you for the kind words, Ant(4Brains). And a ...Thank you for the kind words, Ant(4Brains). And a happy Holiday to you. If you dont like my rantys and comments anymore than anyone else posting here, too fucken bad. As long as you watch your p's and q's when bicycling and (heaven-forbid) dont run int me, we're caool. Cause if you ever do, Your name will be very appropriate to your size when all is said and done. Cpiche, Dick?OWRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21344919555895558782011-04-21T12:59:36.319-04:002011-04-21T12:59:36.319-04:00I completely support the expansion of bicycle lane...I completely support the expansion of bicycle lanes and increasing ridership as a form of transit, as well as any initiative which promotes walking, cycling, and public transit over private automobiles.<br /><br />Nevertheless, all vehicles must follow the traffic laws. Any cyclist who runs a red light deserves a ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71394261167478233682011-04-21T11:56:20.777-04:002011-04-21T11:56:20.777-04:00New York is and has always been a pedestrian cultu...New York is and has always been a pedestrian culture. You can't assume that just because DOT puts in a bike lane pedestrians will completely change the way they've been conditioned to be able to move for decades overnight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68999340990424166022011-04-21T11:28:25.281-04:002011-04-21T11:28:25.281-04:00I did an experiment the other day -- I biked from ...I did an experiment the other day -- I biked from the LES to Grand Central using the First Avenue bike lane for most of it. I stopped at every red light.<br /><br />I'm a huge fan of the bike lane concept here, but the pedestrians are god-awful on First Avenue. I just took to yelling at everyone "GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE" -- I was crazy lady on bicycle with the right of way.<br /><br />I am quite certain that if I had hit someone (and there were a few close calls), the story would have been about how the terrible bicyclists are mowing down helpless pedestrians.<br /><br />I'll consider the fines for bicycles just as soon as fines for *entitled* pedestrians kick in. They not only endangered themselves, they endangered me and others biking around me.LES Galnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-78869506740213652332011-04-21T10:49:33.739-04:002011-04-21T10:49:33.739-04:00'Bikes vs Peds vs Cars' comment threads ar...'Bikes vs Peds vs Cars' comment threads are as awesome as 'Tipping' threads in the Tripadvisor forums!Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243742157275437942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26096125794476127892011-04-21T10:46:51.509-04:002011-04-21T10:46:51.509-04:00I'm an EV resident and a cyclist and I run red...I'm an EV resident and a cyclist and I run red lights. Not bomb them, but cross them in the same way that pedestrians do a billion times a day in the city. At least I use common sense and courtesy and don't do it while wearing headphones or talking on the phone or texting. <br />I'm not looking to terrorize anyone, I'm just looking to get to and from work and the grocery store without giving up more of my hard-earned money to the unreliable MTA. If you want to indiscriminately rail against me and anyone who wants to safely ride their bike--well fuck you! I will always yield to fucking pedestrians because its the right thing to do. Unlike some of you lot, I have a sense of common courtesy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34882875612461259512011-04-21T10:00:33.651-04:002011-04-21T10:00:33.651-04:00Anon @ 12:24 has said it best.
OWR likes to scre...Anon @ 12:24 has said it best. <br /><br />OWR likes to scream his "Get off my lawn you damn kids!" because he likes to hear himself talk. Ignore the menace because nothing he says is constructive unless you're a Stalinist dictator.<br /><br />Delivery guys and others riding the wrong way - bad. Full speed running lights on a bike - bad. Inconsiderate anyone - bad (especially if the actions of the inconsiderate endanger someone). Outright hate of anything to do with a bike - bad. OWR - needs mental help.<br /><br />I've not, in the past 3 months nearly run into a pedestrian. This is not due to pedestrians not standing in the bike lane or crossing without looking green light or not. It's because I'm paying attention because I'd rather not interrupt where I'm going with a trip to the hospital. Look out for yourselves. Be an adult. Protesting bike lanes and bikes in general is silly. The hate is telling of something else.Antnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90306441617696331462011-04-21T09:49:51.391-04:002011-04-21T09:49:51.391-04:00I am curious as to how the cop who gave SAMO the t...I am curious as to how the cop who gave SAMO the ticket stopped him. I would think a cyclist could easily evade the cops. Care to share the story, SAMO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70203707324846734142011-04-21T01:03:47.722-04:002011-04-21T01:03:47.722-04:00I received this same ticket a month ago in the wes...I received this same ticket a month ago in the west village. ended up paying $190tabledeskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345729257669871834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60963699415165713762011-04-21T00:40:09.917-04:002011-04-21T00:40:09.917-04:00New anonymous here:
I don't have a problem wi...New anonymous here:<br /><br />I don't have a problem with people jay-biking (going once all cars have gone by or all pedestrians are out of the way).<br /><br />I like the concept of the 1st and 2nd Ave bike lanes. It's annoying when dumb pedestrians use it as a sidewalk or asshole bikers/delivery guys ride the wrong way instead of moving one more block over. <br /><br />Hell, the other weekend, I almost ran right into 2 pedestrians when I had the green, because they decided to just stroll into the street without looking.<br /><br />But some of you scream for licensing? What for? The police already have the power to ticket bikers.<br /><br />The real issue is that EVERYONE (bikers, pedestrians, drivers, etc) needs to wake up and pay attention. Pedestrians should watch with extreme care if they want to jaywalk - not just blindly meander into the street. Bikers need to treat stop lights at the minimum as a yield sign, but really more of a stop sign. And drivers just need to look into their mirrors to make sure the bike lane is clear before they go turning across it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56486989368068045892011-04-21T00:24:55.321-04:002011-04-21T00:24:55.321-04:00A couple of things here. First, a friend of mine s...A couple of things here. First, a friend of mine said the last time he ran a red light in his CAR, he got a ticket for $90. So, $270 for a bike seems a little excessive.<br /><br />Second, as a biker, I once ended up getting hit by a car and having a dislocated shoulder because a pedestrian crossing against the light stopped dead in his tracks in the middle of the street right in front of me to answer his cell phone. So get off your pedestrian high horses, folks (to mix a metaphor). We all "cheat" on the red lights, and the person who said we just all have to be more aware and watch where we're going had it right.<br /><br />I can't tell you how many times I've been endangered by pedestrians strolling across the street against the light, with headphones on or texting, never even looking up when I ring my bell, so I have no clue if they are aware I'm there or not. Or the ones who stroll along in the bike lanes like they were put there for pedestrians. Or the people who get out of cabs without looking, opening their doors into the bike lane (I have a permanent dent in one leg from a car door being opened out into traffic when I was riding by).<br /><br />Of course, blowing through a red light at full speed is idiotic, dangerous, and rude, and the bikers who do it give us all a bad name, but I don't know why everyone is assuming that's what Sami did.<br /><br />If we all just used a little consideration and weren't oblivious to what is around us when using shared street space, it would make things a lot safer than issuing $270 tickets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47781203663413969572011-04-20T23:19:01.970-04:002011-04-20T23:19:01.970-04:00My guess is that since bikes run red lights in fro...My guess is that since bikes run red lights in front of cops all day, this one probably did so almost causing an accident, pissing off the officer forcing him to take action.Austin316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85494389114297139042011-04-20T22:53:39.611-04:002011-04-20T22:53:39.611-04:00@SteveMGrossman
You can "feel" anythin...@SteveMGrossman <br /><br />You can "feel" anything you want, but you are completely devoid of reality.<br />Enjoy being cluless in your little lala land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72413841236639690392011-04-20T22:00:44.073-04:002011-04-20T22:00:44.073-04:00Another cyclist checking in. I dont mind the ticke...Another cyclist checking in. I dont mind the tickets. When walking, cyclists (especially the delivery guys) are consistently going the wrong way, running lights, or riding on sidewalks. <br /><br />I follow what alot of cities already have as laws. On a bike, you are a car. Follow the same rules. Except, stop signs or red lights. I do the stop, then roll through: Stop. If nothing is coming/in the way, go on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com