Cyclist Gets Doored … You want a report? I’ll give you a report!… Get a reflector on that bike, that vest does not cut it.

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The officer then walked back to his vehicle, Seymour said, returning ten minutes later with the report in hand. But that wasn’t all. He’d also brought over two summonses. The first was for riding a bike without a bell, which Seymour admits he lacked. The second cited Seymour for riding without reflectors on the wheel. According to Seymour’s lawyer, the law only requires reflectors on new bikes for sale. Seymour noted that his bright orange reflective vest and reflective helmet should have made him perfectly visible—that and the fact that it was just before 10 a.m.

https://gothamist.com/2010/04/01/cyclist_gets_doored_calls_cops_gets.phpoldId.20100404125834937

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