Old 09-20-14, 05:03 AM
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I'm very sorry for the mom and her family.

Central Park (and especially that section downhill) is rife with tourists and all sorts of collision dangers. People walking in the bike lane, pedicabs guys hawking/harassing tourists for business, folks crossing the entire width of the roadway, kids crossing over from the zoo and the occasional squirrel/rat make it a place where riding a bike at speed is not advisable. I tend to go 12-20 mph in this section. I ride the faster speed when I can ascertain it is all clear...and it rarely is. Central Park my least preferred area to ride a road bike. As mentioned in a NY Post article - it is the "Wild West."

As per evidence - I am sure the biker has been contacted and advised by the lawyers. Correspondence (previous/present) , metrics and other info. related to the crash aren't to be tampered with. Right now - its got to be pure hell for the family and the cyclist.

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