Hallelujah! The discussion inspired me. Yesterday after work, I decided to try it. There is a Citi Bike station near work. I grabbed a human powered bike. Some bike lanes had been used to dump snow banks. I need to notify the City because the beloved mayor has promised to clear snow from bike lanes. It wasn't long before I was on the bridge. Space, already scarce, is made scarcer with the snow, so I went slowly through City Hall Park. Murray St is the normally chaotic street on my route, and it was made worse with the snow. At one point, I left the eternal traffic jam and moved to the sidewalk. At the end of the block, I jumped the curb back onto the street. Hey, it's not my bike! But I didn't damage it.

I had rehearsal so I bypassed home and went on to the rehearsal site which is 8 miles from work. These bikes are annoying, and I rarely choose to ride them more than 4 miles. But I was so hungry to ride, I was glad to confront the annoyance. I pedaled hard and got there in an hour. That's 8 mph! But I'm not complaining.

At one point, I rode slowly across a crosswalk against the light. I misjudged my distance from a pedestrian who had the light. He said, "Hey come on, man!" Fair enough. I said, "I'm sorry. My mistake." Maybe he heard me; I don't know.

Thanks for the inspiration, especially from Jeremy.