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Cops all drive into the city from Long Island. They don't understand how New Yorkers actually live and get around; to them a bike lane is a curiosity for weirdos who like to get around on a child's vehicle.

Getting change in this regard will require either very serious change in how cops are regulated, or a change in cops' mindsets regarding cars and bikes. Not sure which I'd bet on happening first.



Is parking in a bike lane illegal? If so, would it be possible to citizen's arrest a cop for that? Or take them to court?

Maybe it's an overreaction to a small crime, but it would set a precedent, no?

Edit: I do not recommend trying to citizen's arrest a cop.


Citizen's arrest for a non-moving traffic violation? Sounds implausible, though I don't know NY law at all.


> Or take them to court?

Probably not a viable course of action considering they murdered Eric Garner just for selling loosies.


bike lane parking is just a form of "double parking", so theoretically it is illegal- however the laws of the road do not apply in NYC :)


Let me adjust that: The rules of the road (and common decency) do not apply to the NYPD.


In Berlin we have a very limited amount of cops on bikes. Getting out of the car changes their perspective.


Maybe for a couple of days a month, some cops may be rotated onto a police bicycle?


Impossible, NY cops are too fat https://nypost.com/2018/02/18/fat-cops-are-weighing-down-the...




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