It's pretty amazing what the city is coming to. I had heard that the NYPD had received an overtime grant for ticketing cyclists. the grant would have been justified by "promoting safety"

the irony is that if a rider is in Central Park, that means he's chosen a place with minimal car traffic to avoid dangerous situations. unfortunately, cycling in central park is easy pickings for the police. much more likely to pay than the delivery worker on the upper east side on a stolen bike rocketing down the sidewalk or through a red light.

the conflict is that the cyclist is being forced to follow traffic laws AS IF he were a car, even though he's in a part of the city that has been blocked off to cars but not cyclists - showing that there IS distinction between the two.

this is infuriating.