This battle is shifting into high gear.
NYPD patrols are wrongfully ticketing Big Apple cyclists who run red lights, despite laws already on the books allowing them to follow pedestrian crossing signals, a new federal lawsuit claims.
Although cops have been increasingly issuing tickets to riders, it completely contradicts a local law passed by the City Council in 2019 that permits cyclists crossing intersections to “go with the walk” signals — not traffic lights — according to the federal suit filed on May 7 by cyclist Oliver Casey Esparza.
“Despite this clear and unambiguous statute, the city maintains a policy and practice of detaining, ticketing, and prosecuting cyclists who lawfully ride through an intersection when the pedestrian control signal indicates white/walk,” the lawsuit reads…