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I can’t say I’ve ever felt safe in a bike here, anywhere someone can easily drive an F150 over you and not even be charged with a crime is too dangerous for me, not sure if it’s just me but the last few times I’ve visited NYC i saw many more large pick up trucks :(

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Actually the last time I rode in NYC was over 25 years ago, before the massive size Pickups. So I wonder if it it changed. I heard there were many bike lanes build there in the last 20 years. Are they being ignored by cars and pickups ?

Drivers don’t respect anything in NYC, not sure why bike lanes would be better. The ones that have the plasticky poles are somewhat better if the poles haven’t been driven over already but I saw a lot of unprotected lanes.

>Drivers don’t respect anything in NYC, not sure why bike lanes would be better.

Nor anywhere else, but where I am at least the roads all have a place a bike can travel on.

To see how bike lanes should be designed, check out Montreal Quebec. Where I am, what 'real' bike lanes that exist all go from nowhere to nowhere with nothing in between.

It's significantly better, but very area dependent. Some routes can still be very dangerous and it's not to the standard of many European cities. Still, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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