The first cyclist death in New York City of 2020 occurred on Thursday in East Williamsburg the day after a “Green Wave” push by the city to add 10 miles of protected bike lanes to Brooklyn streets was announced.
41-year-old Bushwick resident Pedro Lopez who was pedaling south on Vandervoort Avenue near Rewe Street at around 2:30 p.m. was run over by a flatbed truck turning left across three lanes…
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Please note that streetsblog has reedited the video after I pointed out it chowed the bike rider changing lanes into the path of the truck.
Talk about your bias.