Schulman Blitz, LLP was retained to represent the injured cyclist, and our investigation revealed that the sign that our client struck was not a suitable sign to be used on cycling paths.  Not only was the sign itself improper, but the placement of the sign in the middle of the path was also also dangerous and a violation of the applicable codes and statutes.

During the course of Schulman Blitz, LLP's investigation, we discovered that the City of New York, along with the Central Park Conservancy and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (the entities responsible operating Central Park) are required, pursuant to Federal law, to only use signs which have been approved for cyclists, which are listed in a government publication known as the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).  We also discovered that the City of New York has their own guidelines, which are contained in the New York Supplement to the MUTCD, which expand the federal guidelines.

It became readily apparent that the sign our client struck was did not conform to either Federal or New York law, and we would discover that the City employees who were responsible for the placement of the signs on the Central Park cycling path had not only failed to follow the standards set forth in the the MUTCD, and New York's supplement, but were not even aware of the requirements.