Don't be a jerk!
06-05-11 | 11:59 AM
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Don't be a jerk!
I found some the reader comments as funny as the ads themselves!
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_860477.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_860477.html
06-05-11 | 01:45 PM
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Paulina Porizkova?? I haven't heard that name since she did that movie with Tom Skerrit. it looks like a goofy movie and most Peds around here jaywalk anyway
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06-05-11 | 01:50 PM
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NYC must be a pretty tough place to ride a bike.
06-05-11 | 07:11 PM
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I love these ads. Seen em a few times on TV. The local news kinda tried to make a stink about them calling people "Jerks"...as if its a harsh term 
gimmie a break. "Jerk" is as toned down as they could make it and still have the censors on board. I call em worse than that.
I think its cool to see Batali and whats-his-name on bikes
Its better than ever. Lower Manhattan is a lot of fun.
gimmie a break. "Jerk" is as toned down as they could make it and still have the censors on board. I call em worse than that.I think its cool to see Batali and whats-his-name on bikes
Its better than ever. Lower Manhattan is a lot of fun.
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06-05-11 | 07:20 PM
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Having ridden in NYC recently, it's the pedestrians who need the don't be a jerk campaign (as pointed out by many of the comments).
06-05-11 | 07:20 PM
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It would be amusing if it weren't for the fact that the NYPD looks for every excuse to ticket cyclists the moment they exit a bike lane.
In short, it's subliminally anti-cyclist, given the actual situation there (to wit, KonAaron's comments).
-Kurt
In short, it's subliminally anti-cyclist, given the actual situation there (to wit, KonAaron's comments).
-Kurt
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06-05-11 | 09:47 PM
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06-05-11 | 11:10 PM
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Did you ever hear of that organization Car-Free New York? Sounds like a great concept.
06-05-11 | 11:26 PM
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