Interesting commute today. Nasty headwind started things of nicely. The weatherman online claims 9mph, but that's at the Central Park weather station; it's always stronger by ther river. Anyhow, I'm chugging along a high, exposed part of Riverside Drive a few blocks from Grant's Tomb, and I see a motorcycle -- a good one, racing-style (sorry, I'm a no0b) -- go straight into a parked car. I think the guy was trying it out for the first time or something, tried to rev while turning into the street I was on, panicked, sat up in the turn and boom! straight into a parked car.

I stopped to ask if he was alright. I think he was very embarrassed and told me was OK and that his friend was right there (where? dunno). I would like to have done something, especially for the unwitting owner of the now partially smashed parked car, but this guy looked like he didn't want anybody messing with him so I took off. He was still there, as far as I could tell at a distance, when I approached Grant's tomb. Hmmm.

A lot of polite, aware drivers this morning, though one stupid delivery van ruined that by zooming ahead to red lights, etc. <sigh>