I was riding today on merrick road eastbound in valley stream, when I encountered a police car blocking the right lane. Meanwhile two cops were in an argument with a teenager on the sidewalk. I had a feeling things were about to get ugly, so I decided I should probably turn around and head back. This was an awful idea on my part. It's pretty hard to just do a u-turn on merrick rd, so I went a few blocks and used a side street to get myself turned around. When i got back to where the cops were, there were now three ambulances completely blocking the road. The teenager was running from the cops, who caught up with him and beat him down, all while more ambulances with stretchers were arriving at the scene. After sitting in traffic for about 15 minutes without moving and inch, I eventually gave up, got off my bike, went on the sidewalk, and started walking back to where I came from. I found a random cross street and started pedaling, having absolutely no idea where it was going to take me. I spent the next half hour, now completely lost, trying to find my way back into Queens.

A good ride? I think so.