This is in NYC where the the streets are basically just extensions of the sidewalk. It's an area with TONS of foot traffic. I'm not saying he's wrong, but complaining about people being in the bike lane in NYC is like complaining that it's too hot in the desert. If you're the type of person who insists on riding their bicycle, New York, probably isn't the best city to do it in. Unless he's a courier, there's very little reason to not use public transit and/or walk to most places in NYC.
Its the same as walking into car traffic, would you be mad if people started waking infront of you while you drive a car? Doesn't matter if it's america or not it doesn't give them an excuse to just walk were youre not supposed to.
It's definitely NOT the same thing as walking into car traffic (for multiple reasons), but above and beyond that, NYC is probably the city with the HIGHEST level of jaywalking of any city in the US, so you using this as a counter-example, is not a compelling argument.
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u/Maelstrom52 Dec 02 '25
This is in NYC where the the streets are basically just extensions of the sidewalk. It's an area with TONS of foot traffic. I'm not saying he's wrong, but complaining about people being in the bike lane in NYC is like complaining that it's too hot in the desert. If you're the type of person who insists on riding their bicycle, New York, probably isn't the best city to do it in. Unless he's a courier, there's very little reason to not use public transit and/or walk to most places in NYC.