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posted by martyb on Wednesday November 22 2017, @08:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the No-sweat!-Oh...-wait. dept.

Pedal power:

Expanding bike lanes, handing out free helmets and making lessons free: New York is making great strides in encouraging pedal power at the expense of exhaust fumes, even if some cyclists are still nervous about navigating bottleneck traffic.

For years, the city of 8.5 million—which has the most extensive public transport network in the United States—stood and watched the bike boom take off in European capitals.

In 2013, then billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the Citi Bike sharing scheme and since then, New York has seen the fastest growth rate in cycle use of any big US city.

"The city has come a long ways in terms of having a much stronger commitment to promoting bicycling," says Rich Conroy, education director for Bike New York, a non-profit organization that encourages safe cycling.

"People realize we can't grow as a city by building more streets and adding more cars," explained Conroy.

Get exercise time in, lose weight, get to work, and save money all at the same time. What's not to love?


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday November 22 2017, @10:29PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday November 22 2017, @10:29PM (#600389)

    > visibility at night can slow me down even with good lights.

    The scariest overall are the assholes who start driving without clearing their windshield and windows. They can't see shit outside of a tiny angle at the front, so bikes are in grave danger, even worse than with cellphone idiots (the combo of the two is deadly).

    When biking during snowfall, regardless of how bright your head/tail lights are, always stay very clear of anyone with accumulated snow on the glass.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday November 23 2017, @09:02PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 23 2017, @09:02PM (#600823) Journal
    Ugh! More whining about this. It's really simple to drive with poor visible. Just listen. Bikes make fainter sounds when hit than cars do. So as long as the thumps aren't very loud, you're good.