there are some scary riders (non-fixie, at that) that cut the lane. one night i was getting up to speed going into brooklyn, and someone was in my lane at that blind spot where it verges off from the train tracks. i had to slow down and got annoyed, b/c getting to speed with my bike takes some pedalling.

anyway. i ride with two brakes. i take it from the skid marks at the turn many just skid before they reach the steep downturn. the thought of hitting a ped or a vehicle there is a little too scary.

btw, does anyone else miss the other side of the manhattan bridge? the ramp on the MHTN side was so much nicer. the brooklyn side with the stairs, not so much. but it was smoother, or something.