Bicycles fight for space on city streets
New York (CNN) -- Move over cars, bicycles are occupying more space on U.S. city streets every day thanks to an ever-expanding network of bike lanes. Bikes aren't just for recreation. They're increasingly becoming a mode of transportation for commuters, but it's not always a smooth ride.
As more commuters turn to pedal power, bicycling blogs and online biking bulletin boards are filling up with tales of ticket blitzes and stories of bikers feeling like they are under assault.
The biker battles are particularly contentious in New York.
"There are some crazy stories coming out of New York," said Jeffrey Miller, president and CEO of The Alliance for Biking and Walking , a national coalition of state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. "We don't have any reports anywhere like what we're having in New York City right now. It frankly seems a little bit out of control."
Miller was referring to the number of tickets handed out to bicyclists for seemingly erroneous reasons.
"My favorite new one was the woman who was wearing a skirt and the officer who ticketed her for being a distraction to drivers," Miller said. "Does he go around ticketing every pretty lady he sees? It's just ridiculous."
Published reports cite a nearly 50% increase in the number of summonses written for bicyclists in New York this year. It has frustrated bikers to the point where one group has initiated a crowd sourcing project , asking bikers to report when and where they were ticketed. The data is being used to develop a map of the hot spots where bicyclists are targeted.
Casey Neistat received a ticket from a police officer for riding outside a bike lane on a rainy day in New York a few weeks ago.
"The sirens go on so I kind of get out of his way because I assume he's flying by," said the 30-year-old filmmaker. But instead of heading off to an emergency, the officer pulled Neistat and his bike over. "He just rolled down the window, took my driver's license and handed me a ticket."
Neistat admits he was riding outside a bike line. Technically, it's not against the law to do that in New York. But at the time he didn't know that and he paid the $50 fine.
He's also not a fan of bike lanes. "They're not always the safest place to be," he said.
Neistat decided to express his ticket frustration by making a short video illustrating how bike lanes are often blocked with obstructions: double-parked cars, delivery trucks, construction crews or pedestrians using the lanes to get around crowded sidewalks.
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Long live the three-day weekend two days to live it up, with one day to recover. Sure, while thats just one aspect of the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, wed like to remind you that its more about independence than barbecues and bikinis. Still, no matter how you choose to celebrate this weekend (and you had better), we hope fireworks are in the mix. While we personally cant promise them to you, weve got plenty of resounding, glittering, reverberating sounds that will likely leave moods just as aglow. Check out our picks for the weekend below:
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