February 12, 2012
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    new york city

    By Heather Haddon

    Campaign launches to calm unruly bikers

    Photo credit: Urbanite

    By Heather Haddon

    Bicyclists—behave!

    Transit advocates launched a campaign Tuesday to keep bikers from becoming street menaces as their numbers swell. The main theme is to respect pedestrians—do not hit them!

    “Here's a simple proposition for NYC cyclists: always yield to pedestrians,” states “Biking Rules,” a Web site launched by Transportation Alternatives for the campaign. “As our potential to cause harm increases on the street, so does our responsibility to others.”

    An estimated 185,000 New Yorkers commute by bike daily. TA handed out 5,000 guides to better riding last week, and hundreds of volunteers will keep up the effort this year, the group stated.

    The guides instruct bikers to:

    - Back up behind the crosswalk to keep it free for pedestrians- Ride on the street, not the sidewalk

    - Pedal with traffic

    - Don’t run red lights

    For more information, see www.bikingrules.org.

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