Re: Anyone ride through the 1st Ave tunnel by the UN?

"dgk" <dgk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 16:44:35 -0600, "Edward Dolan" <edolan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>>"Steven M. O'Neill" <steveo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> Edward Dolan <edolan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>If you are riding in the lanes with motor vehicles in NYC it is just a
>>>>matter of time until you are hit. Ride in the street yes, but stay out

>>>>of
>>>>the way of motor vehicles. In other words, get as far to the right as 
>>>>you
>>>>can, even if it means you are right next to the curb. Elementary, my 
>>>>dear
>>>>Watson!
>>>
>>> Have you tried riding a bike like this, or is this just some
>>> theory that you cooked up from behind the wind****eld?
>>>
>>> The method you describe will result in a large number of near
>>> sideswipes (or worse).  If there's not enough room in a given
>>> lane for a car to safely pass, the cyclist is much safer taking
>>> the lane; drivers can see you better and are more likely to pass
>>> in the adjacent lane when it's safe to do so.
>>
>>Yes, that is the theory all right among the cognoscenti cyclists who
think
>>they know everything. But it is false.
>>
>>If you are in danger of being sideswiped, then get off your bike and
walk 
>>it
>>on the sidewalk. The traffic in a major metro like NYC is ferocious and 
>>only
>>an idiot would want to mix in with it. Frankly, I would only ride a bike
>>there on a bike path - even in Brooklyn!
>>
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>
> The only unpleasant part of my commute is the two miles from the 59th
> Street Bridge down 2nd Avenue. Then I pick up the east side
> bike/pedestrian path for the rest of the trip downtown.
>
> Even 2nd Avenue is ok though for the most part. Folks in NYC are good
> drivers. Aggressive maybe, but pretty aware of the road and people and
> bikes.

You bet - everybody says that until they get hit.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota