It wasn’t the first time I saw a mother riding an electric scooter with a child stashed between herself and the handlebars. This time they were heading up the 6th avenue bike lane, which is on on the left side of the street. I’m walking perpendicular to them on 41st street, which goes east west, so I’m approaching from their left.
Wouldn’t you know a box truck was rolling past them to make the left turn, which cuts right across the bike lane? That truck looked like it wanted to suck the hapless riders under its wheels.
I started to panic.
“No, no, no, no, no,” I uttered.
I thanked the gods that the woman slowed down and the truck had plenty of time to pass them and make the turn, and she and the kid were able to make it through the intersection.
“What the fuck is wrong with that cunt?” Was my first question.
“Is this legal?” Was my second question. And something must be pretty bad if I’m asking if something’s legal.
I guess men aren’t the only ones capable of reckless stupidity.
I will now go find out if there are any laws against this and if there is anything I can do about it — which is, again, completely unlike me.
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