Bike Baloney

To the editor, WestView News

Dear Editor:

All those letters written by outraged put-upon bikers were very touching. I wonder, though, if any have been to the Hudson River Park, which has a dedicated, protected bike path, on which signs and crossing stripes for “Yield to Pedestrians” are ignored, oh, about 100% of the time. That is, for those actually using the bike path, as opposed to those bikers who ignore the “Dismount Bike” signs all over the pedestrian-only path, on which bike riders outnumber bike walkers about 10 to one. The typical ride-anywhere-in-any-direction arrogance is palpable, not to mention dangerous to all the kids running around the pedestrian path.

Stephen Baker

New York, NY 10014

Absolutely. I wanted to include some pictures of people actually riding bikes on the winding wood strip between the two paths, near the south end of the pedestrian path; and, more ridiculously, on the piece near the cafe, that goes by the big round metal sculpture. On that one, they have to ride down the two steps, near the Charles St entrance.. But I wasn’t fast enough with the camera at the sculpture, and when I commented to the guy on the wooden path he got off his bike and threatened to f…me up.