{"id":13937,"date":"2016-09-21T14:41:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T18:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/one-brooklyn-cyclists-solution-to-dangerous-intersections-diy-bike-lanes\/"},"modified":"2016-09-21T14:41:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T18:41:38","slug":"one-brooklyn-cyclists-solution-to-dangerous-intersections-diy-bike-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/one-brooklyn-cyclists-solution-to-dangerous-intersections-diy-bike-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"One Brooklyn cyclist\u2019s solution to dangerous intersections: DIY bike lanes"},"content":{"rendered":"

No bike lane? No problem. One bike dad in Park Slope is here to fix that. It’s hard out there for a bike. New York cyclist deaths are up 25% this year, according to the Mayor’s 2016 management report.\u00a0Earlier this summer, the\u00a0Times\u00a0reported Brooklyn as the most dangerous borough for cycling in the city, and Vision Zero doesn’t seem to be helping people not die\u00a0at the hands of reckless drivers. And yesterday, one\u00a0cyclist enthusiast\u00a0in Park Slope was so\u00a0exhausted with the dangers of the city\u00a0that\u00a0he painted his own damn bike lane in his neighborhood. Doug Gordon posted a photo of his handiwork yesterday on Twitter: I used white tape to turn it into an expanded #bikenyc lane for people coming down 2nd St and turning onto 4th. pic.twitter.com\/Bgq498V5gv \u2014 Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) September 20, 2016 After noticing a dangerous\u00a0snow-induced curb extension last winter, Gordon\u00a0decided to get a jump on the season and used white road tape to divide 2nd… Read More<\/p>\n

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