Sunset Park in Brooklyn, near the scene of today’s incident.

Came as close to dying today as ever. Biking to a musician’s place for an interview. In the lane, waiting to turn left. Oncoming van waiting to turn right. From behind the van, sports car comes at me full speed, wrong lane, about to hit me head on. If I hadn’t been over to the left of the lane to turn, I’d be dead. He was a moron, but also a good car handler, because he steered around me, missing me by 6-12 inches.

As you bike in Brooklyn from Park Slope to Sunset Park (where I now live), you go from fully separated bike lanes to painted bike lanes to sharrows to nothing (plus huge potholes/uneven paving). I’m sure this has nothing to do with the socioeconomic status of the communities along that route.

Speaking of biking in Brooklyn, here’s a video I made the other night: