Transportation

A Death in Central Park Raises Real Questions About Bicyclist Behavior

It was the second fatal bike-pedestrian crash in the city in just two months.
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Even on the crowded, chaotic streets of New York City, it is a rare occurrence for a person riding a bicycle to strike a person on foot. Rarer still is for that collision to result in serious or fatal injury.

But last week, on the road that loops around Central Park, it happened.