Some Staten Island motorists are, in fact, in favor of bike lanes–as long as they get to drive in them, too.
This morning at 9 AM, cyclist Gregory DeRespino incited road rage among his motorist peers for merely sitting at a stop light in the bike lane on Father Capodanno Boulevard, SI Advance reports. Apparently, DeRespino’s presence prevented them from using the bike lane as a turn lane to make a right on red.
https://www.examiner.com/x-3139-NY-Bicycle-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Staten-Island-cyclist-assaulted-by-motorist-for-being-in-bike-laneoldId.20090821102503602
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There’s a little war going on in Staten Island, bicyclists vs local officials and media. Search ‘bike lane’ on the site linked in the story. Local politicians and a newspaper that has printed four editorials against bike lanes this summer.