I have asked the City if they could help us encourage bike use on the
island, but have yet to get a response from anyone on this issue. My
next step is to go to Town Hall and present my case that way.

Do any of you feel unsafe riding your bike here?

I kid you not, I have lost control twice now because of cars driving by
too close to me, and one time I almost ran right into a police car as
he was pulling out of Avenue E, he saw me and laughed.

I would really like to see an actual bike lane on the island, on both
sides, maybe 3 feet wide or so, that's it. A little paint on the
pavement, a few signs to warn drivers, the "riding with traffic" law
enforcement, and a semi-regular street sweeper keeping the sand off the
lines.

If more of us could safely ride our bikes to the store, to the open air
market, to Times Square, etc, there would be a lot less cars on the
road for one thing, we wouldn't have to sit in traffic, and we wouldn't
be so afraid of getting run over everytime we went out for a bike ride.

Please shed your thoughts on this issue.. Thanx! :) -ken