January 5: The NYPD has been ordered to begin a borough-wide crackdown that will hit renegade riders for often-overlooked “vehicular offenses” like failing to obey traffic signals and signs, breaking the speed limit, tailgating, and even failure to signal before turning.
Several police sources said on Tuesday that the strict enforcement of safety and vehicle traffic laws — which apply the same to cars as they do to cycles — will begin in a matter of weeks, and that bicyclists caught breaking those rules will be issued a moving violation.
OK...yeah... we've been riding outside a whole lot in the past few weeks. Lots of snow and cold temp still throughout Brooklyn.
Though we did see some reports on the CRCA message board about tickets being issued to cyclists in and around Central Park in the days just after this story was released and warnings being given on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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