Skirts on Bikes

image via New Amsterdam Bicycle Show

I rarely wear pants....this is for personal reasons...I love wearing skirts and dresses.  I also love to ride my bicycle!    And yes...I ride the bike in skirts and dresses...it is much more comfortable to me!  (I am not the only one!)  So when I came across a story about a tourist nearly getting fined by a police officer for wearing a skirt on a bike (see pic above)....I was intrigued....as were many of my fellow bloggers...  Apparently the girl was a "distraction" to motorists....but how is it that I am rarely distracted by men in spandex?  What was this police officer stating about the driving ability of New Yorkers?