Bicycle Safety

NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists?

A week after two cyclists were killed in midtown, NY1 wants to know, in its very limited multiple choice format, what needs to be done to make New York City safer for cyclists. Your options are:

By Jason Varone

2:33 PM EST on December 13, 2007

A week after two cyclists were killed in midtown, NY1 wants to know, in its very limited multiple choice format, what needs to be done to make New York City safer for cyclists. Your options are:

New & improved bike lanes
Traffic enforcement
Bike safety education

Cast your vote in NY1’s “Snap Poll” here.

Jason Varone

Jason Varone battles the streets everyday during a 9 mile commute on his bicycle from downtown Brooklyn to the Upper East Side. In addition to his efforts on Streetsblog, he is an artist making work related to the environment and technology. Examples of his work can be found at www.varonearts.org.

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