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A former bus operator with NYC Transit Authority, Barry Baldwin provided dedicated service to public transit riders for 27 years in New York City and was awarded several safety awards and certificates throughout his lengthy career. Barry Baldwin of New York maintains a healthy lifestyle and stays active by running five miles per week and biking approximately ten miles each weekend.
New York City offers almost 1,200 miles of paths, streets, and roads for bike enthusiasts. NYC strictly enforces bike laws; therefore, obeying traffic lights and avoiding riding on the sidewalk are critical to prevent the chance of getting a costly ticket from local police. It is also helpful to understand silent hand signals to communicate with others on the road. New York’s Department of Transportation offers an online education pamphlet on this topic.
New York provides three different types of bike lanes all riders should know about namely, protected bike lanes, conventional bike lanes, and shared lanes. Protected bike lanes are blocked from traffic and marked in green, while conventional bike lanes have a white border between the bike lane and the motorist lane. Shared lanes are used by both motorists and cyclists, and occasionally feature an image of a bike painted in white to remind users to share the lane. Greenways are an additional type of pathway where cars are not permitted to drive and are marked on NYC bike maps.
Barry Baldwin 
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