04th May 2004
Bicycles Proven Fastest Transport Around NYC, Again
For the second year in a row, the bicyclist won in a race among a bicyclist, taxi rider and subway rider from Brooklyn to the Upper West Side.
The race, organized by Transportation Alternatives, pitted bicyclist Paul S. White, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives, against taxi rider Jon Orcutt, Executive Director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, and subway rider, Gene Russianoff, Senior Attorney for NYPIRG?s Straphanger?s Campaign, in a race from Junior’s Restaurant on Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues in Brooklyn to Columbus Circle in Manhattan. White arrived in 25 minutes, five minutes ahead of the taxi and 10 minutes ahead of the subway rider. Here’s the press release, and here’s last year’s.
May is, by the way, Bike Month in NYC.
Of course, speaking as an avid NYC biker, I see at least two flaws in this contest:
- In a real-world contest, the biker would have had at least two minutes at either end futzing with the locks, not to mention helmet and other bike gear. (I’m always self-conscious of this when people are waiting for me to get ready to ride, all the gear involved in a bike ride.)
- After a fast ride from Brooklyn to the Upper West Side, you’re going to want a shower or at least a change of clothes before walking into a business meeting. When I was regularly bike commuting (last time I had to commute anywhere, as opposed to my work-at-home lifestyle today), I had a gym membership with NYSC, which has the most locations around the city, so I could take a quick shower and change before arriving to the office.
Other than that, I’m all for bike commuting!
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Okay, you’ve got me curious. On what authority did you use pit as a past tense verb? What’s the rule that keeps it from inflecting into pitted?
Also, I guess it’s a style decision, but seems like an article (namely the) would be appropriate between in and contest.
Yeah, that’s probably enough out of me.
Well, your perseverance is an inspiration to the rest of us. Two points.
fcc you!
Bikes Rule! and so does body odor!
Rick