Originally Posted by
kickstart
but they are probably the most economical and least intrusive way to maintain some semblance of order
These exercises are pure political theater. As FBinNY mentioned, enforcement of bike scofflaw misbehavior in NYC is pretty much non-existent. I personally would like to see bike scofflaw behavior become effectively decriminalized (as in the netherlands) so that these types of cynical exercises no longer waste limited resources.