CHS Grad to Colbert: We Have Rights Too

Kyle Petersen admits that he's moves at his own speed. Yet on a recent segment of The Colbert Report, which aired on April 14, the Columbia High School Class of 2003 graduate defended his mode of transportation vehemently.

Petersen, a zealous unicyclist, has run afoul of New York City laws. Though charges against him were dropped in February, according to PRWeb, Petersen remains alert to further troubles and has taken matters into his own hands.

The issue, as he explained on The Colbert Report, is this: Petersen and fellow unicyclists — and, yes, the movement is growing, he said — ride on sidewalks at times. Riding bicycles, which are defined as two or three-wheeled vehicles, on sidewalks is illegal in New York City. Though Petersen has just one wheel, he has been cited for riding a bicycle. As Petersen told The Colbert Report, he plans to take legal action against the City of New York. 

Petersen, known as The Brooklyn Juggler, has worked as the juggling and unicycling peanut vendor for the Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor league baseball team in Coney Island. In addition to performing, Petersen has worked as a circus arts instructor with The Big Apple Circus and The National Circus Project, according to his website.