Bicycling in New York City Bicycling in New York City can be fun. But it can be fraught with danger as well. The city is always expanding to accommodate more automobile traffic. Even though safety regulations are in place for bicyclists, accidents do happen. Bike riders need to cross the lanes or ride across the streets at the crossroads. Such intersections are always dangerous with motorists unyielding to pedestrians and bicycle riders. City buses, passenger cars, trucks and other motor vehicles have known to knock down bicycle riders to the point of unconsciousness. Sometimes these riders succumb to these grievous injuries at the hospital as