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Learn how to navigate thru New York Traffic from the pros.
Educational Area: Sports | Rating: 6.90 of 10 | Views: 39740
This is a video of a Alley Cat, which is a bike messenger race. The video is taken from the helmet of one of the racer. You will see all the tricks they use to get thru the city faster than anyone else. Don't stop, don't brake, don't fear, just pedal like a SOB!!
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- Nov 9, 2007
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Learn how to navigate thru New York Traffic from the pros.
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#35 DanP ~ May 17, 2008
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#33 dave corkle ~ Feb 11, 2008
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#34 DanP ~ May 17, 2008
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Reply to #31: Riiiight... Very intelligent comment pal. I promise you (unless you're a messenger/cab driver and care to dispute) that most able taxi drivers/bike messengers exist as harmoniously as traffic can. I constantly make room for taxi's and give them, more than any other vehcile, respect. Those guys are out working the streets day in day out like bike messengers. Both have to deal with the true idiots of the road - clueless, inept commuters (be they on bikes or in cars) weaving across lanes slowly and negligently. And if a messenger did get hit they'd probably be back on their bike in seconds as you see in the video (when that old woman hits the messenger. He's back on his bike in seconds and says something like 'it's ok, don't worry about it'). Experienced messengers know the reality/danger of fast moving traffic and don't hold others accountable. I wish people would stop with this 'us versus them', 'cars versus bikes' crap. Traffic is traffic. Either you move with skill and trust your intuition or you get hurt.
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How is this a how-to video?
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Reply to #33: Ironically I've seen the same video with the title 'How -Not- to Bike in NYC'. Hopefully noone's using this video as an example of how to bike, these are messengers who spend a minimum of 45-50 hrs/wk navigating those streets and honing their skills. It's obviously very dangerous and a little bit loony.
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