You have not *lived* until you have bicycled down Third Avenue during rush hour, trying to take the far right lane from a city bus, or worse, a delivery truck!
I can now attest to the fact that it is NOT possible to ride around Manhattan on car-less roads and paths. Nosiree. At one point when our bike path came to yet another end, we looked at the bike map and saw that we had a "low car volume" alternative. That alternative is called FDR Drive. OMG. It's true, no commercial vehicles allowed...and the speed limit is 40mph. But two gigantic problems gave us pause: 1) there isn't a driver in New York who recognizes a speed limit under 68, and 2) FDR Drive has huge traffic volume. That's because of the scenic nature of the route. Wouldn't you just love to be a little bike toodling along in a traffic lane while NY commuters and dingy sightseers try to propel you into the East River? Yep, that was on my bucket list, too.
Truth is, we had a blast!
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