Update: This story has been updated to include additional details about the situation.
At 8:24 pm on Thursday, July 17, emergency services responded to a call that a driver had hit a cyclist on McGuinness Boulevard and Green Street.Â
A 40-year-old female operating a 2016 Acura hit a 32-year-old male cyclist while making a right turn into a gas station, the NYPD confirmed to Greenpointers. The cyclist was on an e-bike with pedals. EMS transported the cyclist to NYU Langone. He sustained minor injuries to his arm. His identity and current condition is unknown.Â
No arrests were made; the investigation remains ongoing.
Notably, while last year’s McGuinness redesign added bike lane protections along much of the thoroughfare, the incident occurred in the northern section that was excluded from many of the changes.
The redesign added a parking lane to the southern section spanning from Meeker Avenue to Calyer Street, which helps separate cyclists from traffic. The section from Calyer to the Pulaski Bridge keeps the two lanes of traffic in both directions (one of which is supposed to turn into a parking lane on nights and weekends, though rarely is used as such).
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Well said, Pat!
Cyclists shouldn’t be on major blvd and avenues should take the less congested streets, also should be treated as any other moving vehicle they should not get special treatment should move in the same direction as cars get fines if not get fines for disregarding traffic lights and stop sign etc. should pay more attention should not expect a car to stop just because they are on a bike I been in greenpoint my whole life I’ve road my bike in the greenpoint streets with cars but my parents taught me to follow the rules of the road so I wouldn’t be a victim of a collision and or be the cause of one accidents do happen but 99.9% of the time its because the person on a bike thinks they are a pedestrian and they have the right of way and that isn’t the case they are operating a moving vehicle weather it’s manual or not which means follow the rules of the road or roll the dice
Smaller streets are dangerous too (e.g. almost had a car run over my wife on Leonard St), and if you come off the Pulaski and you want to e.g. go to McGolrick, it doesn’t make any sense to use anything to use than McGuinness.
Also cars break the rules of the road 100% of the time. E.g. just have to look out of the window to see 0% of cars stopping in the stop sign outside.
Stop excusing avoidable accidents.
OK, KAren.
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-cyclist-pedestrian-killed-in-morning-chinatown-crash-driver-in-custody
OK, Karen.
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-cyclist-pedestrian-killed-in-morning-chinatown-crash-driver-in-custody
Assuming the cyclist was ‘breaking rules’ is victim blaming and shameful. As the operator of a multi ton vehicle it is YOUR responsibility to not kill and/or injure pedestrians. The fact this is foreign to some people is beyond me.. God help us.
As the operator of a bicycle, it is THEIR responsibility to adhere to all traffic laws, signs and signals that multi-ton vehicles must follow. Countless bikes are just blowing through every light, making all the new crosswalks for pedestrians virtually useless. The fact that this is foreign to some people because they think they are SAVING THE EARTH is beyond me.
I am on the fence with this bike or car culture. It would be nice if we were like some European cities that have the bike culture but don’t know if it is feasible here in major cities unless the culture Changes dramatically.
The new bike lanes on Mcguiness have turned it into another LIE, ie the world’s longest parking lot albeit shorter. It has started to affect business since there is no parking. It was the final straw for Casanova Italian Restaurant. People are so desperate for parking the Key Food parking lot was full and shoppers could not park there forcing Key Food to tow cars away. When big commercial trucks like metro oil trucks refilling buildings on the strip have to block the whole street or drastically cut down the area in the lane. The few parking spots that are still left have bad signage ie space that is too small to park an average car.
The redesign destroy the traffic pattern and actually made the street more dangers for drivers and cyclists alike
I just wonder what the body count needs to be before you realize nyc isn’t a European city and isn’t bike-able the same way they are. Nor is it Iowa or Oklahoma where you have 2 stoplights and farmland. How about stay in your designated lane, stay off the sidewalks, follow the traffic laws the way you’re supposed to, and stop acting entitled. It’s gross and insulting to life long greenpointers.