New York Police Harrassing Bike Riders

A New York City filmmaker and cyclist has launched an online crusade to push authorities to ticket motorists who park in bike lanes.

In May, a policeman gave Casey Neistat a $50 fine for riding in a traffic lane, dismissing his plea that the bike lane was dangerously blocked. To prove his point, Neistat created a video in which he is shown crashing into a series of bike lane obstacles.

New York City has dramatically expanded its network of bike lanes in recent years, but cyclists have complained the lanes are disregarded by delivery trucks and police, who use them as an extra parking lane, and by pedestrians, who use them to escape congested pavement.