Does cycling in a skirt make you a motoring hazard?

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One cyclist in New York has been threatened with a ticket for distracting motorists and endangering other road users

Jasmijn Rijcken was stopped and almost ticketed by an NYPD officer for biking in this outfit. Her skirt, the officer said, was too distracting for drivers.

Following the viral response one cyclist filmed after being ticketed for not riding in a bike lane in New York, a visiting Dutch cyclist, Jasmijn Rijcken reported she'd been confronted by a police officer, then threatened with a ticket for wearing a skirt.

The problem, according to police officer, was that a cyclist in a skirt was distracting, and therefore dangerous to motorists and other road users

Any driver who was distracted enough by a cyclist in a skirt could reasonably be charged with driving without due care and attention.



Yet, one more example of the police state America has become.
That's a nice outfit and does a good job of distracting from the ugly bike.

Seems like the NYPD are making it up as they go along. Cycling outside the bike lane gets a ticket and now this. Who trains those idiots?

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Does cycling in a skirt make you a motoring hazard?

Dont no never tryed it ..............

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My bet is that it is not the skirt that is distracting it is probably the pretty girl. I would bet that if i was riding in a skirt in New York with my hairy legs i wouldn't get stopped by the police. So what she was really getting harassed for was being a pretty woman.