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> Don’t bike on the sidewalk. Seriously. A prevalence of biking on the sidewalk in an area is a signal to designers that cyclists feel it is too dangerous to b

• pavel_lishin 10y ago
  It might also signify a tourist area - near Central Park, I usually see people who look like locals riding in the street, and people who look like tourists riding on the sidewalk. (Tourists tend to have bikes with bike-rental logos, or Citibikes; locals tend to have their own bikes, or if on citibikes, are dressed more like locals.)
  • pc86 10y ago
    Out of curiosity how does one dress like a NYC local?
    • pavel_lishin 10y ago
      Tourists tend to overdress; they see that it'll be 45 in the morning, and dress for the arctic circle, whereas locals will typically just toss on a jacket, with maybe another layer underneath. Locals also tend to wear darker colors; we joke that New York's official color is black. A tourist will typically not have a messenger bag or a briefcase with them, either - those are typically commuter items. Tourists are more likely to have a bag from a "big" brand-name store like Macy's, although not as much on a bike. And obviously, an I<3NY t-shirt with a brand new Yankees hat is a pretty dead tourist giveaway.
    • cmurf 10y ago
      October, the black parka comes out of storage and is worn, no matter the outdoor temperature. Temperature dictates the degree to which the person buttons up.