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New York City has sent over 6000 cyclists to criminal court. Some say they are being treated unfairly. (bronx.news12.com)

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[–] Morganica@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (6 children)

If you make the same violation in a car, you get a traffic ticket. In a bicycle, you go to criminal court. This is why this is considered unfair.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I’m pretty sure you’d get a bit more than a traffic ticket if you drove a car on the sidewalk.

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