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by meagher 374 days ago
I bike in NYC and generally agree about the flipping.

> You're generally supposed to be a "car", at least where I live.

In NYC, cyclists can follow pedestrian walk signals even when traffic light is red.

https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2...

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That's not accurate. Legislation was _proposed_ to alter the rules cyclists have to follow but it's not passed.

Notice how it says "Status: Filed (End of Session)" at the top?

Other legislation will say something like "Enacted" [1]

[1]: https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2...

shared the wrong link above. here's the correct enacted one.

https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3...