There's some language in this episode that some listeners may find offensive.

So the other day I was biking over the Manhattan Bridge. I was coming back to Brooklyn and I decided to stop and ask

other cyclists, kind of one of the most controversial questions in urban biking.

Do you run red lights or go through red lights on your bicycle?

Yep, 100%.

I'm ready to run them and I'm not ashamed about running them either.

Well I like to say that I don't run reds, but I don't always wait for the green.

And I do think that makes a big difference because the only times I have ever come in contact with a vehicle is at a red light.

And I have been rear-ended by vehicles.

I'm somewhat contrarian in the bike community.

I never run red lights.

I don't want to be the cyclist that's cited at a community board meeting,

the reason that we need to enforce bike laws and all that.

If there's pedestrians crossing in front of you, if there's pedestrians crossing in front of you,

if there's cars crossing in front of you,

like, and you're running a red light,

like that's recklessness, but that's not what I'm doing.

I'm like, sitting at the light patiently

for a few seconds,

waiting for the cars to go by, and when the coast is clear, I go.

And I've only ever gotten a ticket for once, so...

So it's worth the investment.

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