Why "conservatives" hate CitiBike so much (graphic)

[sfpcjock]

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[hunter]

1. Exactly.

K&R

[badtoworse]

2. Many bike riders in NYC are assholes

They ride on the sidewalk and don't respect red lights or other traffic rules. They are s menace to pedestrians.

Occasionally, I see a responsible rider, but for every good rider, I probably see 5 jerks. I work in Manhattan and my opinion is based on personal experience

[lame54]

4. Pedestrians ignore red lights as well in NY

[badtoworse]

5. Absolutely, and if they get hit, it's their own fault.

That doesn't change the fact that I've seen bike riders knock pedestrians down on the sidewalk a number of times and more near misses on the sidewalk than I can count. It's not unusual to see bikes going the wrong way up a one-way street. If you spend any time in Manhattan, you know what I'm talking about.

The point is that I don't think the CitiBike program is the issue. It's the people that typically ride them. Personally, I'd like to see bikes banned from mid-town streets

[sfpcjock]

6. That's what cops are for

[badtoworse]

7. Seriously?

[Earth_First]

8. Show me one cyclist traffic violation citation and Ill show you 100 motorist citations...

Cyclist infractions are largely ignored.

[gejohnston]

3. vaguely French

but very Dutch. I thought hating Bloomberg was bipartisan.

[0zone]

9. Speed up the action a little faster...

and it would look even more scary.