On July 7 in 2011, Neistat criticized New York City Police Department's ticketing cyclists in New York City for riding beyond the designated bike lanes. Neistat is arrested by an officer in a film that is titled "Bike Lanes" and receives an amount of $50 in fines. Neistat is then able to comically ride his bike in the lane crashing into various obstacles, which supports the idea that lanes aren't the safest for all time and often not usable. New York Magazine called Neistat "Bike-Lane Vigilante", and the film was covered extensively by the major media outlets. Additionally, Time named "Bike Lanes" as number 8 on their Top 10 creative Videos of 2011 list In 2022, Neistat uploaded a YouTube video titled "NYC BIKE LANE BOUNTY" proposing a plan in which New York City residents can report cars illegally parked in bike lanes to receive an amount equal to the violator's perspective fine. In the introduction of the video Nesitat pays tribute to "Bike Lines" by crash-crashing his bike into an illegally parked van while stating the statistics on bicycle accidents in NYC.
No comments:
Post a Comment