NYC’s Fastest Bike Messenger (1985)
For CBS News in 1985, Charles Kuralt profiled bike messenger David Leopold.
I don’t go slow. I don’t stop for red lights. I go against traffic. I disobey every traffic law there is.
Great street footage of NYC from 40 years ago. You might think that Leopold ended up as a stain on the pavement. In 2010, CBS News did a follow-up on him:
See also Leopold on David Letterman from 1985.
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Great story. Seeing the follow up segment definitely gave me a pang of nostalgia when they mentioned fax machines essentially kneecapping the profession all those years ago. Mainly because it was yet another instance where I feel like we've traded a bit of the analog connective tissue that makes us human for a few extra minutes of tech-enabled convenience. Huh. Am I getting older? Sure sounds like it.
I wonder if he was the inspiration for Premium Rush?
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