MyBikeLane

It's pointless to talk to this driver, because he doesn't care. We all know he could park 30 feet up the street, but he's too lazy and thoughtless to do that. Anyhow, while taking these photos just shy of 7 a.m. this morning -- at a time like many bikers I wanted to go to work -- a kid stopped me and asked me why I was taking photos. Here are my reasons:
The City spent over $1 million to build a safe, buffered bike lane down Ninth Avenue, which after it ends features a nice thick green stripe of paint on the roadway to inform drivers NOT TO PARK OR STOP THERE. That's what I pointed out to the kid -- the signs that say NO STANDING ANYTIME. No Standing Anytime also means 7 a.m. on a freezing cold weekday, when even diehard bikers are trying to get to work on the nice, safe, buffered bike lane down Ninth Avenue. It's a time when a lazy, thoughtless driver of a produce truck could park 30 feet up the street in a legal space. Who's more freezing cold? The biker. Who's engaged in the illegal activity? The driver. Yet who's going to get crushed by a truck who doesn't obey traffic signage? The biker.

Ridge produce is located at 9728 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209. Phone: 718-861-7555. Why not give them a call and a piece of your mind? Clickthrough for the picture of the driver-side door with the truck's identifying information.