Bikes Of May

Bicycles Transportation Bike Month
Michael Simonitsch

Lost Adolescence
Andre Anderson was just 14-years-old when an SUV hit him near this street corner in Far Rockaway, Queens in 2005. His mother, Audrey, continues to lobby local officials for better signs and bike lanes, though none have been installed since his death. The driver who hit him was never charged. An estimated 23 New Yorkers die each year in bicycle-related accidents, though statistics vary from agency to agency.

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