Man arrested for riding bicycle on Schuylkill Expressway

Friday, August 25, 2017
CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- Pennsylvania state troopers have arrested a man for riding his bicycle in the middle of rush hour traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76).

It happened around 8:30 a.m. Friday in the westbound lanes near Center City Philadelphia.
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An Action News producer on her way to work was among the motorists who spotted the man.

A bicyclist is seen riding between the left and center lanes of the westbound Schuylkill Expressway just west of the on-ramp from the Vine St. Expressway (I-676), August 25, 2017.

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She was able to capture a picture of him as traffic moved slowly by.

He is seen riding between the left and center lanes of the expressway just west of the on-ramp from the Vine St. Expressway (I-676).



Traffic in the left two lanes was backed up to a crawl as drivers tried to avoid hitting him.

RAW VIDEO: Bicyclist arrested


State police caught up with man and pulled him over west of the Girard Avenue exit.

Video from a Sky 6 camera shows a trooper helping the handcuffed man into a patrol car, then loading the man's bicycle into the trunk.

There was no immediate word how the man ended up on the expressway or what charges he is facing.
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