JSK And NYC DOT to Cyclists: Drop Dead
Three months ago I wrote about the cowardly and depraved campaign against cyclists being authorized by NYC’s Department of Transportation — a department headed by none other than Janette Sadik-Khan, the (former) Queen of Livable Streets here in America.
Finally, someone ‘respectable’ has been able to state the obvious in a more mainstream outlet — someone by the name of Doug Gordon at New York Streetsblog.
I’ve seen the continued reports of New York City cyclists being harassed and terrorized by motorists and police officers all over that city — these publicly-expressed sentiments, more-commonly expressed by might-makes-right, violence-prone motorists, are already working — they are creating an even more extreme environment of lawlessness and impunity — for all who care to attack cyclists. New York City already has a long history of lawlessly harassing, assaulting, and arresting law-abiding cyclists — do we really need to have ‘advocates’ work so hard to encourage it?
Here’s something to keep in mind as this Campaign of Terror is fully rolled out in New York City: If JSK even dared to mutter the sentiment that drivers should not act like jerks, she would be forced to resign before the end of the next business day.
