Elderly bro in law was knocked down by a bicyclist in NYC a couple of weeks ago. The rider was flying with no care at all for anyone crossing the street.
This has been going on for years. Back in the early 90s a kiwi friend of mine showed up at the office with a bloody leg. He said he was crossing the street and a messenger bike guy tried (unsuccessfully) to weave through the people crossing, and ended up tangled, but not quite falling, with my friend. So long story short, Doug found himself in perfect position for an uppercut, took the opportunity, and put the guy down for the count, took his bows to applause, and went his way.
Gotta love kiwis.
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The bikers (mostly couriers) are the worst. They make their money by the way they ride. The faster the better for them. It can also take their life. I have personally seen one accident were the biker was flying in & out of traffic, slid out of control and his brains were suddenly all over the place. They all know it’s a possibility but they still do it. There was a messenger business in the building when we use to be in Chelsea. They lost 2 messengers in 1 month but still bragged about their riding speeds and complaining about us damn pedestrians. They even bragged about hitting people and kept on going. Stupid idiots.