DRIVING IN NYC CAN BE CRAZY—Remember these things
If you’ve never driven in a large city before, the traffic in New York City can seem daunting. However, if you can stay off the road when everyone leaves work and pay attention to the points listed below, you should be successful and face a limited number of honks. Cyclists Cyclists are very aware of cars in New York City and many of them may be working as couriers, so they’re likely in a hurry. To make sure that you and they are safe on the road, whenever you need to turn across a bike lane, always look for cyclists because they can come up behind you very quickly. If you signal to move over or turn across bike lanes, do so quickly so that the cyclist can gauge when the lane will clear. Also, once you’re parked, have one more look around to make sure you don’t open your door into a bike lane. According to Callaway & Wolf , not looking out for bikes can result in inadvertently “dooring” them, which can result in some pretty serious damage and injury. Dooring a cyclist