cyclists civil courage

Bike-activists repainted a previously removed bike lane in Brooklyn. The anonymous civilians also made a video in which they document and explain their actions.

Treehugger.com states:

A few sources are reporting that men were arrested yesterday for trying to re-paint a bike lane on a 14-block stretch on Bedford avenue in Brooklyn. The bike lane was recently removed by the city because of complaints by some local groups (the usual stuff about having fewer parkings and “hurting local businesses”).

Unfortunately, the men were arrested. And since the whole thing took place in the US, let’s hope they are not going to get their hands hacked off (or something similar).