Gallery: Bikers disrupt traffic on South Shore
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An Arden Heights teen was busted for recklessly riding his bike into oncoming traffic on the South Shore, police said.
Vincent Barrile, 17, of Ashton Drive, allegedly swerved his bike in front of an MTA bus near Huguenot Avenue and Arthur Kill Road at around 8 a.m. June 1, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.
Barrile was arrested Wednesday and charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and harassment, police said.
In a separate case, the teen was charged Wednesday with petit larceny after allegedly stealing bike pads near Arden Avenue at around 5:15 p.m. on May 17, said an NYPD spokeswoman.
According to a law enforcement source, Barrile is the biker who was caught on dash cam popping a wheelie inches from a car in Arden Heights on Aug. 6.
A motorist was traveling on a busy stretch of Arden Avenue, near Arthur Kill Road, when she said a youth on a bike rode popped a wheelie in front of her car while she was stopped at a red light.
"I can't believe how close he was," said the driver, who shared the photos with the Advance. "It was frightening."
In one photo, the biker is seen popping a wheelie just above the car's hood while another rider in a blue shirt is seen recording the stunt in the background.
In another image, a passenger in a white vehicle appears to wave their arm at a couple of bikers in red shirts.
"They're punks," said the driver. "I can't deal with people saying they're kids being kids. My kid would be in so much trouble."
In a separate incident Monday evening, a Great Kills resident encountered a large group of riders causing cars to maneuver around them during rush-hour traffic on Hylan Boulevard, near Buffalo Street.
"The kids in front of the pack were doing wheelies," she said. "They were weaving in and out of traffic. When you see these kids, you get nervous because you can hit them."
The Advance reader provided video that shows about 25 kids riding -- sometimes five or six abreast -- in the two right lanes of Hylan Boulevard without helmets.
At the end of the clip, a large number of them run a red light.
According to New York traffic law, bikers are allowed to ride two abreast.
In April, the Advance reported that the street riding craze is exploding on Staten Island with bikers, ranging in age from 12-16, riding against traffic; confronting buses in the bus lane; trying to touch moving vehicles while doing wheelies; passing red lights on major roads, including Hylan Boulevard, Amboy Road and Page Avenue, and daring motorists to hit them.
Some riders even post their daredevil stunts on YouTube.
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