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PSA: Please Don't Bike On The BQE
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 18, 2012
Modified Sep 18, 2012
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We didn't think this needed to be pointed out, but here we are: Please avoid biking on the Brooklyn-Queens EXPRESSWAY... especially without a helmet, especially during rush hour, especially in the middle of the lanes, and especially while intoxicated! A Redditor posted the above photo last night, adding:
"I'll elaborate a little bit, was driving home from work today around 6:15 p.m. and saw this guy, almost couldn't believe my eyes but then I remembered I was in Brooklyn. He was all wobbly and probably drunk."
He called the cops, but we haven't received any alerts regarding a drunk cyclist on the BQE, so it would seem that somehow this guy made it out unscathed—but not everyone is so lucky, last year a man was killed while pulling the same stunt. Stick to the bike lanes!
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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