[tombert]

My biggest pet peeve is when cops treat the bike lane as additional parking. I've seen cops do it just to walk into 7-eleven and buy a snack.

I wonder if that will be addressed at some point.

[bobbylarrybobby]

Cops all drive into the city from Long Island. They don't understand how New Yorkers actually live and get around; to them a bike lane is a curiosity for weirdos who like to get around on a child's vehicle.

Getting change in this regard will require either very serious change in how cops are regulated, or a change in cops' mindsets regarding cars and bikes. Not sure which I'd bet on happening first.

[milkytron]

Is parking in a bike lane illegal? If so, would it be possible to citizen's arrest a cop for that? Or take them to court?

Maybe it's an overreaction to a small crime, but it would set a precedent, no?

Edit: I do not recommend trying to citizen's arrest a cop.

[phyzome]

Citizen's arrest for a non-moving traffic violation? Sounds implausible, though I don't know NY law at all.

[ianleeclark]

> Or take them to court?

Probably not a viable course of action considering they murdered Eric Garner just for selling loosies.

[OutsmartDan]

bike lane parking is just a form of "double parking", so theoretically it is illegal- however the laws of the road do not apply in NYC :)

[InitialLastName]

Let me adjust that: The rules of the road (and common decency) do not apply to the NYPD.

[nielsole]

In Berlin we have a very limited amount of cops on bikes. Getting out of the car changes their perspective.

[Ambele]

Maybe for a couple of days a month, some cops may be rotated onto a police bicycle?

[rasz]

Impossible, NY cops are too fat https://nypost.com/2018/02/18/fat-cops-are-weighing-down-the...

[RandallBrown]

Casey Neistat, a prominent YouTuber, partially got his start by making a video about people/things blocking the bike lanes in NYC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ

[Scarblac]

In the Netherlands the bike lanes are usually separated from the car lanes, so you'd have car lane - car parking - bike line - sidewalk. Much safer and also prevents people parking on the bike lane.