5 hours, 184 tickets
Cops target cyclists for breaking rules of the road during marathon blitz
Of that 184 tickets police issued to cyclists, 49 went to bikers whose bikes didn’t have a working bell. Forty of the tickets were issued because the cyclist didn’t have proper working lights, and 38 were issued to cyclists who were riding on the sidewalk. Other citations were given to cyclists who didn’t stop at red lights or who made improper lane changes.
It’s part of West’s effort to emphasize the fact that bikes need to make themselves obvious on the road. It’s a stance he repeats several times during the enforcement blitz.
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(se: I bought a bike once while living downtown, and then I noticed how people that use bikes as their primary mode of transportation ride around downtown like they own it, like a bunch of arrogant cocksucks that think that no rules apply to them. I stopped riding. I didn’t want to be considered one of those people. While I’m in my car with the right of way, you ride in front of me and give me the finger for

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not stopping for you even though you should be following the law. there was a cyclist killed last month, a bike courier. I think it was a great start, because I am 100% sure that he started it, he picked a losing battle with a car. I have no problem mowing down cyclists that don’t follow the law. Don’t think you are some big shit because you’re a street kid turned courier on a bike, cause I will put you under my wheels. I really hope that the government turns cycling into a legal mode of transportation where cyclists will have to take a course, get licensed, and be insured. Then we will see these fuckers acting right!)

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