Originally Posted by
pitbrit
wow thanks for response ,ok ferstofalli'm not complaining i was tryING to worn people , my friend got a ticket for riding on a boardwalk with no helmet on a day before my accident ,so that plus cops mumbling about blumb make me paranoied about laws,secondly a had a bell,cop was "nice" and instead of u-turn on double yellow(60-80$ ?) line got me for a bell,it happened on Coney Island and av X near Roys bicycle shop ,and about city biurocrats they not stupid ,they stupidly unlogic if they need money they just have to send a traffic cops on those bike lanes (bedford av. 20 min 10 vehicles was parked on a line that's 1500$ its a 75 no bell cyclist , will take u forever to catch them
) but they don't work that way,its like that: - "my dogs groomer got scared by a cyclist ,let's get'em guys !"
The only time riding on the boardwalk is legal is between 5 and 10 am though if your friend is over 14 he or she's not required to wear a helmet. Next time you're by a bikeshop pick up the New York City Cycling Map which shows basic requirements for bikes and will give you some idea of where riding is permitted, or not. You should also check out
http://www.bikingrules.org