Posted on 09/20/2014 9:24:06 AM PDT by jimbo123
Seconds before he plowed his $4,000 bike into Connecticut mom in Central Park, leaving her brain dead, speed-demon racing cyclist Jason Marshall zoomed down a pedestrian lane and crossed over into the vehicle lane of the park’s West Drive — even though neither is legal for cycling, The Post has learned.
Law-enforcement sources say that moments before Thursday afternoon’s accident, Marshall was barreling downhill in the lane restricted to pedestrians and child bicyclists.
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I left NYC 30 years ago. At that time Central Park’s vehicular roadways were closed to autos on weekends to allow cyclists to use them exclusively. The only roadways that were left open to motor vehicles were the transverse ones like 72d Street and the others for travel from the east side to the west side of Manhattan. Otherwise the North/South oval from Central Park South on up to Cathedral Parkway (110th Street) and back again was reserved for cyclists and runners only. You never heard of incidents like this one back then.
My sympathies for your unfortunate encounter. Thankfully, My scoot weighs in the neighborhood of four hundred pounds, and would barely notice one of those weirdo cyclists impacting it.
Also, that is the smallest model (Sportster) that Harley-Davidson manufactures. All the rest weigh and displace more.
You are correct. Cyclist=bicycle and Biker=motorcycle
A group of family cyclists need to organize and pull Critical Mass tactics on those yahoos.
Cyclists are saving the planet so they get special exemption from man-made laws.
The laws of physics still apply, however.
This a*****e needs a quick, heavy dose of karma.
Appreciate the confirmation. Thanks much. :)
I should also add that the major print publications that deal with bicycling are named “Cycling”, “Cycling Plus”, “Professional Cycling”, “Cycling Plus”, etc.
Whereas ones dealing with motorcycling are named a bit differently. Including television programs. “Easy Rider”, “American Biker”, “Iron Horse”, “Custom Chopper”, etc.
Of course, Mopeds are a whole different breed. :)
Oops. Sorry about the repeat on the print titles there.
Typing too fast and forgot to proofread.
That last one on the Cycling publications should have been “Cycling Pro”.
I have a good friend that walks with a cane. Its in his left hand and sticks out to the side. He as has taken out 7 hotdog bicyclists so far with it. Not sure what he will do when he finally goes to a wheel chair. He is a retired ranger and takes no prisoners.
I hate crossing Central Park now. Going across any of the park drives is like trying to run across the West Side Highway at rush hour.
“This guy did a lot of stupid things but buying a $4000 bike is not one of them. Nothing wrong with paying more for a quality item.”
Your right, there isn’t anything wrong with spending more for a quality item. Though, a $4000 BICYCLE is not one of those things I think makes such a list. Besides...my issue is not really with that, concerning bicycle riders. It’s their general disregard for their surroundings “while” on the road. AND the outfits they wear....which they just should not wear. Perhaps some bicycle clothing manufacturer can develop a posterior eye-patch. It would be greatly appreciated by the automobile driving community.
Easyrider. I only read it for the pictures. And Dave Mann. And I’m a cyclist.
Isn't this second degree manslaughter? What am I missing under New York Penal Code Section 125.15?
A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when . . . [h]e recklessly causes the death of another person . . .
Not familiar with NY law.
I ride a couple hundred miles a week, mostly on local bike trails, which are also used by skaters and pedestrians. It is appalling how little attention pedestrians pay to what is going on around them. Wobble all over the trail and walk into it without looking. I’ve had some very close calls with some of the idiots.
Cyclists are sometimes going 20 mph or more. As shown in this incident, a person and bike going that fast can be deadly.
Not trying to compare this issue to my experience. I’m supposed to ride a bike on the trail and this idiot wasn’t supposed to be riding where he was.
I sometimes, for safety reasons, wind up riding on a sidewalk. When I do, I am careful to ride at little if any more than walking speed. That’s for my own safety as well as that of others.
My comment was based on being in a local bike shop and seeing a wheel set 50% off, only $3000!
For those who criticize cyclists for how they dress, they might want to be aware that the clothing is the way it is not as a fashion statement to piss everybody else off. There are functiional reasons for everything, particularly the tight shorts, which are designed to avoid a seam at a particularly poor location, prevent chafing, allow for an internal pad, etc.
Personally, I wear liner shorts under regular shorts or baggy shorts that don’t look quite so weird. But neither option is quite as functional as the real thing.
Asshole cyclists intentionally cause problems for motorists. But then there are quite a few asshold motorists who think they should never, ever be required to share the road.
At 13 years old I rode a bike with a friend 1000 miles through the Ozarks. Had quite a few things thrown at us by passing motorists. What kind of person throws bottles at kids because they choose an alternative mode of transportation?
I walked with a cane for a couple of years after a bad wreck in 72. I was crossing an intersection with my brother’s wife in Gainesville. A Cadillac was inching into the crosswalk.When the bumper touched the lady’s skirt my cane spun over in an arc across in front of her and came down on the Caddy’s hood hard. The driver hit his brakes with shorter reaction time than he had probably had in 50 years. There was a visible mark in his hood. He just glared at us as we continued across the street. The lady just said,”My, I didn’t expect that.”
I tried traditional shorts and bibs but ended up wearing mountain biking shorts with a liner.
I gave up road biking because of the motorists who believed, as you said, that they didn’t need to share the road with anyone.
I almost ran over guy on a recumbent bike. I drive a Tahoe and he was way below my line of sight, I would have seen a regular bike or a pedestrian. I was waiting for the traffic to pass so I could back out of my parking space. I caught a glimpse of him in my side mirror and slammed on my brakes just in time.
He got mad at me and started yelling but I was even madder so I started screaming at him. I told him how stupid he was to ride that low bike on such a busy street.
When a bicycler gets killed the biking community paints and old bike white, calls it a ghost bike and chains it to a light pole near the accident, there are quite a few around now. Bikers beware.
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