NYPD Nails Cyclist For Biking Through Yellow Light, Not “Shutting Up”: Gothamist

The latest example of the NYPD’s unbridled fetishization of cyclists is a two-for-one special: not only is it a crystal-clear example of the NYPD’s disproportional, no-common-sense enforcement of traffic laws, but it also carries a whiff of classic cop misogyny. Hilda Cohen, an advocate for safer streets and a seemingly punctilious adherent to cyclist street etiquette, was stopped by the NYPD on Friday evening for biking through a yellow light. Here is her infuriating story:

via NYPD Nails Cyclist For Biking Through Yellow Light, Not “Shutting Up”: Gothamist.