The driver of a white work van was arrested after slamming into a cyclist in heavy Upper East Side traffic, police say, and sending Good Samaritans racing to assist the victim, who appeared to be seriously injured and lying in the roadway, his bike s
From the photo it looks like he was a delivery guy..
Although nobody deserves to be hit by a motorist those dudes can be completely reckless..
We all see them zipping all over the place..
Our city has become a racetrack with delivery people playing beat the clock to get the next delivery..
Unsurprisingly we don’t hear about any procedural inquiries/requirements of the delivery companies(Doordash, seamless.. etc)
Why?
Because everyone wants their cut of the delivery bonanza so a blind eye is turned.
It amazes me that we don’t have fatalities every day….
There are definitely more and more reckless, dangerous drivers in the city these days.
Trying to cross First or Second Avenues is a death-defying feat.
And it seems the larger vehicles – SUVs, vans & trucks – have the worst drivers.
I hope and pray the victim will be OK.
From the photo it looks like he was a delivery guy..
Although nobody deserves to be hit by a motorist those dudes can be completely reckless..
We all see them zipping all over the place..
Our city has become a racetrack with delivery people playing beat the clock to get the next delivery..
Unsurprisingly we don’t hear about any procedural inquiries/requirements of the delivery companies(Doordash, seamless.. etc)
Why?
Because everyone wants their cut of the delivery bonanza so a blind eye is turned.
It amazes me that we don’t have fatalities every day….
There are definitely more and more reckless, dangerous drivers in the city these days.
Trying to cross First or Second Avenues is a death-defying feat.
And it seems the larger vehicles – SUVs, vans & trucks – have the worst drivers.
I hope and pray the victim will be OK.