Pedestrians:
- Not looking before crossing the street
- Walking and congregating in bike lanes (treating bike lanes as an extension of the sidewalk); the Prince St. bike lane is particularly bad in this respect as is the Hudson River Greenway, where runners and walkers persist in using bicycle/skater-only lanes in stretches where there is a beautiful adjacent pedestrian path
- Crossing the street while plugged into an iPod or yacking on a cell phone and not paying attention to other pedestrians and street traffic
- Standing and/or sitting at the top or bottom of subway station stairs, thus impeding taffic flow
- Playing music (or games) on a portable device without headphones or playing the music with headphones so loudly that it still can be heard by other passengers
- Preventing the subway doors from closing
- Littering in the station and in cars
- Hustling other passengers for money
Cyclists:
- Riding the wrong way up a one-way street, particularly in a narrow bike lane: this is a recipe for collision with a cyclist going in the correct direction
- Blowing through red lights without checking the intersection first
- Not being mindful of pedestrians
Drivers:
- Driving, standing, stopping, or parking in a bike lane (a sadly rather frequent occurrence in New York). It forces cyclists to dart out into faster-moving traffic and makes conditions more chaotic and dangerous for everyone.
- Not checking for cyclists before opening a car door (the biggest danger to cyclists in an urban environment)
- Not checking for cyclists before executing a turn
- Excessive speeding on city streets
- Displaying general obliviousness to cyclists and pedestrians while driving
What are your pet peeves?
2 comments:
That is a great list.
Hi shishi,
It's great seeing you here on this blog. I always enjoy reading your comments on Streetsblog. Welcome!
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