Bicycling

Donut Emergency: Cop Parked in Crosswalk and Bike Lane

This photo comes from a recent entry on MyBikeLane.com. Jessica writes:

By Aaron Naparstek

10:52 AM EST on December 20, 2006

This photo comes from a recent entry on MyBikeLane.com. Jessica writes:

Coming home this evening from work on my bike, i saw 2 officers pull up to the curb, successfully parking in a crosswalk AND bike lane. I stopped and asked “Officer… do you really need to park in the crosswalk AND bike lane?” To which he replied, “to order food- yes.”
After taking a few pictures, i went into the diner and asked, “Officer- is this the example you want to set for the citizens of New York? You know you put my life in danger when you park in a bike lane.”
They continued to ignore me.
*Please note all the available parking

Aaron Naparstek

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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