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YourNameHeer t1_j2asfv5 wrote

Does anyone fear for their life biking in Manhattan outside of like the West End/East End dedicated lanes and Central Park? Construction, crazed delivery drivers E-biking the wrong way, Uhauls parked in the bike lanes, and you're literally exposed next to crazed drivers on like 9th/10th Ave or Midtown

Shit makes me anxious af to get rammed

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Some-Ruin4706 t1_j2b14dn wrote

Ive been biking in NYC for years. You have to be aggressive and confident. Establish your lane and dont deviate for anyone. Learn to look over your shoulder (like checking your blind spot in a car) and keep your head on a swivel. People, cars, bikes, etc will do a lot of dumb shit but in over 2 decades of biking ive only been close to an incident maybe 2 or 3 times?

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YourNameHeer t1_j2b2li8 wrote

Yeah I'm a pretty confident skier + typical NYC jaywalker so a lot of these principles you mentioned apply to how I bike as well. Still, I get uneasy feelings when I'm riding on the exposed bike lane next to the multi lane road (i.e 10th Ave near Lincoln Tunnel) where aggressive NYC drivers are swerving lanes and driving like assholes all around.

On edge one of them's gunna clip me from behind with their side-view mirrors, esp on the streets where it's narrow. There's also left turns that cross through a green light'd bike lane, and I'm always fearful one car isn't gunna look behind and see me coming when he initiates his left turn

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Some-Ruin4706 t1_j2b314y wrote

Try different routes? Maybe go an avenue or more over till you feel safer? I still get nervous everytime i pass a one way street crossing my lane. People just take the turn without looking.

Best advice I got was "ride like you're invisible to everyone".

Stay safe out there! Happy riding!

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