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Bicycling

sir pball

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8. Exactly. Follow the rules.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:37 PM

Sep 2019

There's a small, vocal minority of cyclists here in NYC who think the rules are flexible at best and mostly just to be ignored, and they smear ALL of us.

At least they're the ones who usually get literally smeared, but it's in poor taste to point that out..

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So I've started commuting by bike, in NYC [View all] sir pball Sep 2019 OP

Would love to do that. It's been about 15 years, but I used to ride all over Atlanta, Hoyt Sep 2019 #1

It's really fun on the river greenways or in the parks, gets a little hairy on the streets. sir pball Sep 2019 #4

Thank You Me. Sep 2019 #2

There are rules of the road for cyclists sir pball Sep 2019 #3

Here In NYC Me. Sep 2019 #5

I kind of figured, the 10% of asshole cyclists really ruin it. sir pball Sep 2019 #7

Riverside Would Allow For That Me. Sep 2019 #11

When i was in Amsterdam it was obvious BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #6

Exactly. Follow the rules. sir pball Sep 2019 #8

US has a problem stopdiggin Sep 2019 #9

"Fairly" law abiding is fine sir pball Sep 2019 #10

Please be careful and have fun. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 #12