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Letter carriers rolling down Hudson Street
Observed by freshness on Tue, Nov 20 2007
Since this is the fifth time I've observed letter carriers on their routes rolling down the bike lane, it's time to make note of it. Someone is going to get hurt, and it's probably a biker. The sidewalk here is perfectly accessible, and since the corner cuts are good enough for a wheelchair, they are good enough for a mail trolley. How about we start a letter-writing campaign to the postmaster of ZIP 10014 at 527 Hudson Street and ask for safety reasons to issue a memo to letter carriers not to use the bike lane. DHL delivery guys might never change their behavior, but federal employees shouldn't be engaging in such conduct.
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Posted on Tue, Nov 20 2007 at 10:25 PM
As for myself, anything with wheels and human power gets a pass from me. I do that because a lady once took exception to me being in a bike lane on my Xootr, and I instantly developed a human power solidarity platform.
Posted on Wed, Nov 21 2007 at 12:50 PM
That's understandable, but a mail cart should be an exception, mostly due to speed limitations. Granted, not everyone goes zipping through the bike lane at top speed, but these things never go faster than walking speed, which could easily create a danger for cyclists.