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NYC's Bike Lanes Are 'Homegrown Terrorism,' Say Red-Faced Opponents

"'Share the Road' has one potential fatal flaw: It involves sharing, which a lot of purported adults haven't really mastered. Matthew Shaer's exhaustive history of the NYC bike lane struggle, in this week's New York magazine, shows just how much people have to mature before a community -- even Brooklyn -- can become truly bike-friendly. Step one: Stop calling bike lanes 'homegrown terrorism.'"

Jess Zimmerman reports for Grist March 21, 2011.

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Source: Grist, 03/22/2011