Is $270 A Reasonable Fine For Bicycling Through Red Light?

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Eden, the problem is that cyclists do laps at speed when Central Park is very, very crowded. They travel in packs and they yell at pedestrians.

Not all cyclists in "spandex" who ride in CP do this. In my experience most don't. Just because I'm on a road bike and wear lycra-infused clothing doesn't make me a danger to old people and toddlers.

Is it fair that a child learning to ride his bike with training wheels has to put up with this? Remember, in the city, he has nowhere else to ride.

How about the numerous, wide, paved walking pathways all throughout the park? Cyclists are the ones who have no where else to ride. We must stay on the roadway, especially in CP.

what are these people doing in a crowded urban park at 2 pm on a sunny Sunday afternoon?

Living in their own, self-absorbed world, unfortunately.

I do hope that something can be worked out to give cyclists more freedom during the early morning hours. That would be a reasonable accommodation.

Agreed.

One of the suggestions at the meeting was about educating everyone, cyclists, tourists, pedestrians, bladers and skateboarders on the basic rules of the park and how to use it safely. Everyone agreed on this, even the CP Precinct Captain.

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