For New York City鈥檚 police officers, the rules say, 鈥淣o parking, standing or stopping vehicles within or otherwise obstructing bike lanes.鈥 But a new Tumblr catalogues just that. ,” the blog has currently documented more than 40 instances of cops in bike lines since it started less than a month ago.
鈥淭here are certain hotspots (usually near precincts) where there are NYPD vehicles parked in bike lanes regularly,鈥 . 鈥淏ikes are an afterthought on our streets. If the NYPD, who are supposed to be there to protect all New Yorkers, show such disregard for bike lanes and the safety of cyclists then how can we expect any more from the general population?鈥
Cyclist and New York police officers have long been at odds. In 2010, a rookie New York City police officer pushing a Critical Mass rider from his bike. NYC’s cycling community was outraged when the officer was let off without serving any time in jail or performing community service.
In 2011, cyclist Casey Neistat made a short film about an NYC police officer giving him a ticket for not riding in the bike lane: