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Bike Safety

A collection of 13 issues

Pulaski Bridge Bicycle Lane a Tentative Success

Bicyclist on Pulaski Bridge. Courtesy of Bike New York.Frustrated with the slow pace of data on bicycling made available by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Bike New York [https://www.bike.nyc/], which organizes the five-borough bike tour each year, released their own study this week of the Pulaski

@BrownBikeGirl On Bike Lanes, White Guys, And Educating All

Courtney Williams at a press conference in Brownsville (Image by Zainab Iqbal/ Bklyner)CLINTON HILL — A few years ago Courtney Williams was unemployed and about to leave New York City. “I remember putting up the posters trying to leave the city, trying to sell stuff out of my apartment, and

DOT’s ‘Priority Bicycle Districts’ Could Bring More Lanes To Ditmas Park & Sheepshead Bay

Prospect Park West protected bike lane. (Photo via Park Slope Stoop)A new report by the Department of Transportation (DOT) revealed that a few “Priority Bicycle Districts” including Ditmas Park and Flatbush could get more bike lanes in an effort to prevent fatalities and injuries. Cycling is more popular than

Cyclist Critically Injured After Brutal Collision With Car On 6th Avenue

> @BNorbitz [https://twitter.com/BNorbitz] pic.twitter.com/L8lqHPIYMT [https://t.co/L8lqHPIYMT] — Amber Marlow (@theAmberShow) September 1, 2016 [https://twitter.com/theAmberShow/status/771167474511261696] A 20-year-old cyclist was launched through a car’s windshield in a violent collision which took place last night in Park Slope. Police say

Citi Bike Expansion Ushered In By DOT, City And Community Leaders With 5th Avenue Ribbon Cutting

[Left – Right] Kim Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House; Gilly Youner, co-President, Park Slope Civic Council; CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman; Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez; John Frost, E.D. of Bikeshare Program, DOT; NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Council Member Brad Lander; Doug Gordon, Brooklyn Spoke;

78th Precinct Community Council Meeting Gets Heated Over Cyclist Deaths

[L-R] Deputy Inspector Frank DiGiacomo, Council Member Brad Lander, and Community Council President Wayne Bailey at National Night Out Against Crime. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Last Tuesday at the 78th Precinct Community Council meeting, some community members expressed outrage over street safety and comments from the police concerning last

The 66th Precinct Is One Of The Most Dangerous Places To Ride A Bicycle In The City

A bicyclist sits on the ground following a crash on Ocean Parkway, near Cortelyou Road, last year. Photo by Je SuisThe 66th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_066.shtml], which includes Kensington, is one of the most dangerous places to ride a bicycle in the

Pushback In City Council Over Treyger’s Biking And Texting Legislation

Photo via bruce_mcadam [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_mcadam/295346798/] The City Council took up Councilman Mark Treyger’s controversial biking and texting bill [/biking-texting-laws/] this week, which seeks to fine cyclists caught using mobile devices while riding. Biking advocates and at least one elected official slammed the

Councilman Treyger To Bikers: Put Down The Phone

Source: Flickr/mad-czechDon’t bike and text at the same time. Seems pretty obvious, right? Apparently not to everyone. Councilman Mark Treyger recently discovered that there is no actual law in New York City preventing people from biking and texting, after witnessing an near-crash on Stillwell Avenue. A biker was

Police Plan Crackdown on Cyclists, Drivers During Two-Week Bike Safety Initiative That Starts Today

The NYPD has announced a two-week bicycle safety enforcement initiative called Operation Safe Cycle, which begins today, Wednesday, August 13 and continues through Tuesday, August 26. They say they’ll be targeting cyclists who fail to stop at red lights, disobey traffic signals or signs, ride the wrong direction against