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Bicyclists keep getting hurt riding into mystery string on Marine Parkway Bridge (gothamist.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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the latest incident has led to more questions for the MTA and police, who so far have not said why this keeps happening. [...] Some riders have theorized that it could be a runaway string from local kite fighting contests

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bicycling across the Marine Parkway Bridge is common, but is actually forbidden by the MTA, which asks riders to dismount and walk. But Brickman said it's generally safer to bike than walk because of the number of cyclists and the narrowness of the pedestrian path.

Uh-huh, sounds about right.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 day ago

Also, a person pushing a bike is wider than that person riding the bike.