1 - who, besides Parks vehicles, can drive on the park drive during the times that it is off limits to MVs?? I go around 10am and I often see cars between 10 and 10:30 am. Most are livery cabs, doing more than 25 mph, and I've seen them go right by squad cars while the cops do nothing.

2 - During the hours that MVs are permitted on the park drives, or between E. 59th and E. 72nd where they are always permitted, is the bike lane mandatory for cyclists? A cop yelled at me when I was in the left MV lane, because the combined jogging/cycling lane was so crowded.

3 - Are horse&buggies allowed in the jogging/cycling lane? Pedicabs? I've seen pedicabs between E. 59th and E. 72nd in the combined joggling/cycling lane, and it's not easy to pass them if there's two lanes of MV traffic.

4 - Is the "counter clockwise rule" a hard and fast rule, or a guideline? Are runners and cyclists going clockwise required to yield? Sometimes they stare me down like they're saying "make my day".

I think some problems arise because many people are ignorant of the rules. People going clockwise may have no idea they're not supposed to. There are signs on the reservoir track, why not on the Park drive?

Thanks guys for helping out a novice.

Just that the powers that be have a hard time (dare I say) thinking big enough to make it happen.

This could be done by signage affirming the laws by DOT. And, by the Parks Department affirming the nature of parks and cautioning drivers to slow down if they see children even playing by the side of the road like “Caution! Children at Play.”

Compliance with a law does not necessarily have to depend on heavy enforcement such as with "scoop the poop," and optimally, depends on the best in people.

People are less likely to honk or honk excessively on a beautiful tree lined residential street. It should be possible to set the same tone for parks and with the extra effort to make drivers aware of this since they are isolated in their cars.

Dare we invite them for a stroll?

The only permission they have to use their horns is in the case of an emergency as a warning and to hopefully prevent a catastrophe. If a child or someone else using the park mistakenly goes into the park road -- which is natural during play and park use -- and is in danger of being hit then that would constitute an emergency.

Though, this type of situation does not seem justifiable. When a car or truck moves in the Union Square Farmers Market they “creep” along and there is always at least one individual to assist to make sure no one is hurt.

The same kind of care and consideration should be taken in our parks, even though cars are allowed to move faster than a creep and perhaps, additional signs should posted for car drivers to be considerate, drive safely, and slow down when their are other people in the road.

In addition to the NYPD, parks enforcement people should be empowered to issue tickets, and ultimately, ban those drivers with multiple offenses.

Those individuals endangering others by driving recklessly, honking, and tailgating others using the park roads should be banned immediately and for life.

Do we know who these allies are?

Cars need to be banned from both parks IMMEDIATELY. It's rank prejudice to not have safe, clean places for people who can not afford to leave the city. The parks are the city's backyards. Would anyone want cars running through their property?

http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/reports/harlem_traffic_magnet.pdf