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Coney Island sand sculpting Saturday from 12-5pm.

Watching is free.  Participating will cost you $15.

Brooklyn biker ticketed after he asks police to stop blocking Ocean Parkway bike lane, video shows

Brooklyn biker ticketed after he asks police to stop  blocking Ocean Parkway bike lane, video shows   - NY Daily News

Check out my last posts and this issue of blocking the path poses a serious danger to cyclists who have the light but are forced to swerve around the cars. But there is nothing illegal for cars waiting for the light to turn to stop over the bike lane in the intersections.  DOT has to come up with the rules of play.  I will also post other photos illustrating a major problem to safe riding on the bike path..

Brighton Beach Boardwalk Ballet Bar

7am exercise class at the Ocean Parkway entrance to the boardwalk

New York’s Bike-Share Program Delayed

New York’s Bike-Share Program Delayed - NYTimes.com

a ride down ocean parkway

Came across this cool video on YouTube. Our rider seems to have used one of those video camera on the helmet devices which gives us a great view of his/her ride down Ocean Parkway.  The start of the video is just south of Avenue P and continues just north of Avenue S.  There is a subsequent video that I will post that takes us further down the parkway.

What this short video shows is the danger bike riders face in trying to cross the avenue intersections even though they have the right of way.

At Kings Highway two vehicles block the bike lane so fully there is little room to swing around.  The safe choice is to swing around behind the cars.  I don't recommend this rider's choice of passing the cars from the front. Too dangerous to be that close to the main road but our rider maneuvers deftly around without losing a beat.  A slight movement of the cars however could send  the rider into the parkway traffic.  Please pass from behind or just wait.  But this clip is a great illustration of the hazards that bikers still face on a fairly enjoyable ride down the path.

Oh....the rider did cross against the red signal on Quentin Road after checking our the cross traffic.Not recommended.

The riding path pictured the video is still yet to be repaved and the mall renovated.
My thanks to the creator of these videos.

Getting screwed

Thanks to the workers who come everyday to replace hazardous boardwalk timber.  Looks like there is only one  two-man crew to keep up with miles and miles of broken and rotting wood.  It may take as long as  30 minutes to replace each board.  Do the math.  There seems to be only enough manpower to deal with the most hazardous areas.

Miles of boards to repair

Area where a woman's leg broke through the rotting wood

Look back on the posts of September 2011 to see my first photo essay on the conditions of our favorite pathway by the sea.  It was meant to be light-hearted but there are serious safety issues that must be addressed now.