When in New York City, be as loud as possible. You’re going to have to get someone’s attention.
My reflection in the shiny bell while riding through Central Park (on a roadway closed to cars – imagine that!).
The bike I borrowed and rode over 100 miles on in three days during my four day trip to New York City this past weekend came without a bell (it’s required by law). I headed over to a store that sells Dutch bikes (where else?) to buy a pretty and loud bell.
After I installed this $8 beauty on my Trek Something Undersized, I couldn’t stop ringing it. For fun and for warning others.
People getting around this city are insane. I think that’s because there’re so many people going every which way, insanity is the only way to cope.
Looking through photos of other huge (by population) cities around the globe, it seems a similar transportational insanity exists. Think of the thousands of motorcycles and jitneys in Delhi, India, or the 1,000 people who cross this intersection in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Delhi, India, traffic by Chris Brunn.
Pedestrian crossing in Shibuya district of Toky, Japan, by Pasutadoll Pseangsong.