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Originally Posted by trener1

This press release is complete BS!!
The NYPD is very much at fault here, they go around ticketing cyclists for not having bells and reflectors, while at the same time pat the driver on the back that killed that cyclist.

The way the cops act sickens me

Classic boorish cop victim blaming. Might as well denigrate a woman or man for wearing revealing clothes when they've been sexually assaulted.

Now not all NYPD are guilty of this behavior, but the great majority of the guys who are put on the cycling assignments are not the cream of the crop, and they often show their lack of general aptitude. Notice how recently during HUGE events with massive police deployment you never really hear about dumb cops doing dumb things since the good cops are also on the scene and know how to handle stuff.

But classic De Blasio - lets actually do the right / lawful thing for THREE WEEKS since it's been getting national attention.

Originally Posted by bcroslin

There's too many g-d cars in Manhattan. Ride share has made matters worse. The only solution is to limit automobile traffic in the city. But the NYPD ticketing cyclists for trivial infractions won't change a thing.

This wasn't as much a problem about ten years ago, but two different trends colliding have created the current crisis - rideshare and capital diversion. Adding 2% more vehicles on the road doesn't seem like a big thing unless you're dealing with a finite grid structure with little thruway access like NYC, and each increase of traffic in one area creates a domino effect. And our brilliant Governor Dips#*t shifting billions from the MTA coffers for his shiny new ribbon-cutting backdrops has made the subways worse than Andy Dufresne's journey.