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2012-08-09 8:24 AM

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Subject: Central Park Cycling Protocol - PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW!!!!!

 

    New York Cycle Club          Century Road Club Association 

                         

 

         Cycling Protocol for Central Park

 

 1.    Ride a straight line and under control.
 

 2.    Ride at a speed that is safe for that density of pedestrian traffic.
 

 3.    Always yield to pedestrians. If there are pedestrians
       in or entering
the crosswalk always slow or stop at a
       red light.
 

 4.    When passing runners, walkers, slower cyclists and
       other park users
always allow several feet
       of clearance.
 

 5.    Reserve fast training rides for the hours of 5:00 am
       to 8:00 am.
 

 6.    Keep training groups small and organized.
 

 7.    Consider a bell and the addition of a front and rear
       light after dusk.
Both are the law.
 

 8.    Slower cyclists stay left. Pass on the right when safe to
       do so.
 

 9.    Never ride in the recreation lane when the park is
       closed to car
traffic.
 

10.   Be alert. Be conscientious. Be civil to all park users.
       Remember the
park is full of tourists and locals who
       do not know the rules.


 

Your actions and behavior will determine our future use of this precious resource.

Remember, we are all ambassadors for cycling now.

 

 

 

Like it or not, there are more runners than cyclists so we get the heat. I DO think they need to enforce getting runners/walkers out of the bike lanes when cars are in the park (hardest part of my commute is the new 72nd street transverse and the obnoxious runners)



2012-08-09 11:08 AM
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Subject: RE: Central Park Cycling Protocol - PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW!!!!!
Thanks for posting this. Cyclists speeding in the park was on the fronot page of the paper this morning, so this is going to be a hot-button issue for a while.
2012-08-16 9:56 AM
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Subject: RE: Central Park Cycling Protocol - PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW!!!!!
bumping this in light of the blind pedestrian hit and the awful coverage in the DN
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