Criminilize Bike Riding
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- deuce
Do you feel bikers are criminilized in New York City? Yesterday I got a $100 fine for coasting in the mezzanine of the Layfayette subway station. There wasn't a soul around except for this undercover cop, who treated me like an idiot and made me extremely late for a photo shoot. Cops are always so understanding.
- jox0
it's worse in the Netherlands. but a hundred bucks sounds a tad harsh.
- lowimpakt0
m,aybe
- mrdobolina0
you should have just rode away.
- stewart0
no, not that bad in The Netherlands.
you can also ride your bike without any lights on in dark.
about 5 times caught without lights on, came away with only reprimands.
- shutdown0
I got knocked off my motorbike by an off duty police man
he hit me because he didn't look at a roundabout - twat
i lost my license for 6 months
work that one out
- jox0
losing your licence sucks. i was without mine for 3 months this summer. but i still drove >:)
- shutdown0
i wish i could but the pig trashed the bike and because i got convicted the insurance wouldn't pay out.
I used to work with the police to promote safer riding yet they treated me this way...fuckers
- jox0
wait a minute, -he- didn't look, yet he smashed you off -your- bike and you got convicted? You should beat him silly with a poop-stick!
- shutdown0
thats the police for ya!
justice for all!
- JazX0
undercover cop? dude, you should have just broke the fuck out of there. I would have laughed and flipped that person off as I booked into the small streets through Soho, they would have never caught me. Seriously, your too good of a citizen for stopping and accepting that ticket. Not me. ;)
- deuce0
JazX, it was too late by the time i realized it was an undercover I was off my bike and it would have been impossible to run. I had a backpack full of camera gear too, so couldn't risk it. It is fugged that a good citizen gets treated this way.
- 4cY0
i have seriously outrun the police at least 4 times last summer on my ultrafast bike..
they just couldn't be bothered hunting me for just driving without light!
:D
- rasko40
I would have pushed him in front of a train and cooked his pig pork on the third rail.. and sold porky snacks to tourists as they got off the train, everybody would be happy and smile at me on my shiny bike and I would take their picture as a souvenir of the day they ate TruePig™
- JazX0
Yeah? Ohhh the gear, I see, in that case, that really sucks. Man, damn I always used to run from those fat asses and they never caught me on the streets of Pitsburgh. They would just turn over our 40's which was worse than being caught itself. Such a punk I was. NY cops are screwed up though. I used to live in Queens and UES. 9/11 aside they are mostly bastards.
- JazX0
YEAH! Hahahaa cool 4cY outrun them and laugh, that's so much damn fucking fun. Hey buddy have another cheescake while us swift poor people laugh. jehehehe ;)
- fusion410
I’m curious Shutdown.
Did the cop out and out lie about the accident? Did you not have any witnesses to the accident who could back your story up?
- JazX0
you should have just lied about the entire thing, given her some fake ID and shit, what the hell could they do. Zilch!
- BXCAR0
A policevan once made me stop cause no lights on.
They stopped, thaught it would be clever to put on the light before they could start their dispute.
What happened is that I ran into the van, bike fkd up and a bloody eyebrow.
They were very proud to inform me of the dangers of riding a bike with no lights and took me to the hospital to get stitched up.
Got fined, fkn stupid haha
- JazX0
shit
- 4cY0
yeah, BXCAR, but that was in BXL.. traffic is even worse there..
:D