When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City
Not much love for biking here; You&#x27;d almost think that most of the people on Hacker News are from Californian suburbs...<p>Seriously though, biking in cities is great. It&#x27;s one of those critical mass problems where the more people that do it the better the infrastructure gets, the more aware drivers become and there is a herd mentality where bikers tend to flow together making them more predictable and therefore safer to be around.<p>I bike and drive in Toronto [i probably drive more than bike, depends on the weather and somewhat the mood i&#x27;m in], both have big up and downsides, just be considerate to everyone which ever you&#x27;re taking part in!<p>Edit: I forgot to say, those Citi bikes in NYC [Bikeshare in Toronto, Santander in London] have a special cohort of people riding them. The bikes are so slow [heavy!!!], and the riders are casual riders. I love that it gets people moving, and I use them from time to time, but damn the whole experience of riding next to one is scary even as another biker.