Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Confrontations

DA Files Charge Against Cyclist Attacked by SUV Driver in 9th Ave Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jun 23, 2009 | 96 Comments

Ray Bengen, pictured here lying on the sidewalk beneath the driver who knocked him off his bike, will face charges of criminal mischief in Manhattan criminal court next month. The Manhattan DA’s office is filing charges of criminal mischief against a cyclist, Ray Bengen, because he allegedly caused property damage to a multi-ton SUV in […]

Sen. Jeff Klein to No Impact Man: “Hands Off My Car, You F–king A–hole”

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2008 | 59 Comments

A couple of days ago we relayed the remarkable story of Colin Beavan’s close call with a careless motorist, which ended with the parties shaking hands. Yesterday, No Impact Man encountered another inattentive driver — one State Senator Jeff Klein — but this time there were no heartwarming epiphanies. Here is Beavan’s account, via an […]

A Close Call, a Confrontation, a Conciliatory Ending

By Brad Aaron | Sep 16, 2008 | 10 Comments

Following two recent cyclist deaths in Brooklyn, conflicts between motor vehicles and bikes — and how to reduce them — are once again a subject of impassioned debate among Streetsblog commenters. Here is Colin Beavan, a.k.a. No Impact Man, with a story of a recent cyclist-motorist confrontation and an extraordinary resolution. Riding my rickshaw on […]

Shared Space on the Brooklyn Bridge

By Alex Marshall | Nov 7, 2007 | 71 Comments

I’d bet that people walking outnumber people bicycling across the Brooklyn Bridge by at least 100 to one. I cycle across the wooden-slatted walkway that soars over the top of the bridge regularly now, and every time I do so I think about this. My rolling bicycle negates the space for scores of people every […]

Invisible Man

By Alex Marshall | Nov 5, 2007 | 17 Comments

The brain experts tell us vision is an act of discrimination. In other words, we don’t see everything; see what we look for, what we expect to see. Which probably explains how the guy on Avenue B over near 10th Street opened his door directly in front of me, just after sticking his head out […]

Biking the Mean Streets of L.A.

By Jason Varone | Sep 6, 2007 | 10 Comments

In Los Angeles County, bicycle-related accidents have increased in the past year. Road rage is an enormous problem, and as growing numbers of Angelinos choose bikes as transportation, clashes with motorists are on the rise. The Los Angeles Times reported in August: Scott Sing has had a tire iron hurled at him, a water bottle […]

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