Friday’s Headlines: This is What Drivers Think of Cyclists Edition
Enjoy the weekend. Click on the headline for your news digest.
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Streetsblog
12:01 AM EDT on May 10, 2019
Enjoy the weekend. Here’s your news:
- Here’s a video posted on Reddit by a cyclist who claims he was doored — and it shows that at the very least, drivers should be psychologically tested before getting permission to pilot a killing machine.
- We love stories about entitled drivers who abuse HOV lanes by putting a dummy in the passenger seat, but this one takes the cake (Newsday) — and it also raises the question: Shouldn’t there be an extra penalty for the attempt to deceive?
- The New York Law Journal (paywalled) offers a primer on legal underpinning of congestion pricing.
- Carnage in Brooklyn (NYDN) as driver claims her brakes failed (yeah, failed to prevent her from driving the wrong way (NY Post).
- OMNY is coming. (amNY)
- Could this be when the mayor announces his bid? On Monday, de Blasio will rally for the Green New Deal at Trump Tower. His support for the environment at least provides him with a rationale — though, please, do us a favor and don’t drive to the rally! (NY Post)
- The 7 train is getting better — just in time for that Met day game on May 23! (amNY)
- And, finally, if you want to reduce, reuse and recycle, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer grant team wants to hear from you. (New York County Politics)
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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