Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
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.
Political posturing that does nothing, an egregious attack on civil rights, all about the money.
I'll bet you can find the same contradicting complaints on all special interest enthusiast forums of every user group when its their turn to be held accountable for their actions.
When there are that many people in close proximity to one another, conflict and competition over space is inevitable. Occasional reminders that we share the world with others seems better than a police state that controls everyone with an iron fist, or jungle law where its survival of the fittest.