<p>^there are actually many normal people who ride for pleasure on a good day in the parks and a few on the streets. it still makes sense to ride a bike around the city, it’s really quick, good exercise, in the day time I still find it the ideal form of transportation in manhattan as a college student, even at night it’s great to ride. I once went from mid town east to columbia, by the rivers around the southern tip of manhattan at 3am, it took an hour and a half but was a really peaceful and mind-clearing ride.</p>