Originally Posted by egonlou

Well the sewage plant seems to be my favorite place on the greenway. This morning, coming in an hour and a half later than usual after dropping the kiddies off, I noticied 2 State Park police cars talking to each other by the circle at the top of the plant. As I am riding south on the straightaway (on the right side) one of the police cars was behind me and says into his loudspeaker that I should be riding in the bike lane on the left side of the street. I cruised over to the side and when he passed me I flagged him down.

I explained to him that I frequently encounter motorists driving in this bike lane* coming toward me. He tells me 'ok, but ride safe'. He drives away and I cross back to the other side.

(The area by this sewage plant is right by the West Side Highway between about 135th st and 145 st in NYC. The plant has huge fans that suck air from the land side of the plant and blows it out to the river. You never encounter any kind of noxious fumes. Once in a while, if the wind is blowing from the river, you get a 'moist' smell, but not bad. There is even a park that sits on top of the plant. If you watch the Apprentice it was featured in an episode. I am posting a pic for this. 9A is the elvated west side highway. On street level just to the right of the highway, it is a semi private road, only workers and construction people gain access from the south end of the complex. There is a road that has a bike lane on the east side of the road going north-south, seen divided by a road stripe. All the way on the right bottom is the unfinished greenway.)