On: After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes

[chadlavi]

Lot of this. Most bikehsare rides in NYC are quick one-way jaunts like this.

Anecdotally, I know a lot of women who ride bikeshare bikes for the 5-6 blocks it takes them to get home from the subway in the early-sunset months as a safety precaution against sexual harassment.

[lonelappde → chadlavi]

This must be a niche use case -- there aren't docks every 6 blocks or less

[crazygringo → lonelappde]

Of course there are! Just take a look:

https://member.citibikenyc.com/map/

I mean they're not evenly distributed according to a perfect pattern or anything, but there's generally a bike within an avenue and a few streets.