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**Gandalfe** · 06-19-2011, 04:31 PM

From the UK Guardian: Following the viral response one cyclist filmed after being ticketed for not riding in a bike lane in New York, a visiting Dutch cyclist, Jasmijn Rijcken reported she'd been confronted by a police officer, then threatened with a ticket for wearing a skirt. The problem, according to police officer, was that a cyclist in a skirt was distracting, and therefore dangerous to motorists and other road users.

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**BeginnerCycling** · 06-19-2011, 05:01 PM

Interesting -- from reading further in the comments, etc., seems like this might be a viral marketing hoax to promote that bike.

**Digital_Cowboy** · 06-26-2011, 04:20 AM

Given the strong armed tactics that the NYPD have taken against cyclists I have no problem believing it could happen.

They'll block a bike path and than start issuing tickets when a cyclist exists the bike path. Even though NY law allows one to do so if it is unsafe to continue in it.

**Digital_Cowboy** · 06-26-2011, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gandalfe

From the UK Guardian: Following the viral response one cyclist filmed after being ticketed for not riding in a bike lane in New York, a visiting Dutch cyclist, Jasmijn Rijcken reported she'd been confronted by a police officer, then threatened with a ticket for wearing a skirt. The problem, according to police officer, was that a cyclist in a skirt was distracting, and therefore dangerous to motorists and other road users.

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I also can't help but wonder what his reaction would have been if she had exercised her right to ride topfree? As a few years back NYS passed a law expressly giving women the right to go topfree anywhere a man can go without a shirt.

sikabk · 07-03-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy

I also can't help but wonder what his reaction would have been if she had exercised her right to ride topfree? As a few years back NYS passed a law expressly giving women the right to go topfree anywhere a man can go without a shirt.

Sounds like a fair law to me!

**Industry_Hack** · 07-03-2011, 06:53 PM

Ask Funetical. I think he's been known to ride in a skirt.

**Digital_Cowboy** · 07-03-2011, 07:07 PM

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Sounds like a fair law to me!

I agree 100%, but sadly that doesn't prevent women from being harassed by small minded people. Mothers who have been breastfeeding their babies have been harassed by all sorts of "security" types.