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# Here's What Happens When You Try to Cut Off President Obama's Motorcade on a Bicycle

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## Daniel White


Jun 10, 2016 3:41 PM UTC

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[Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/)


## Daniel White


Jun 10, 2016 3:41 PM UTC

A New York City bicyclist learned his lesson Thursday after he tried to ride a bicycle in front of President Barack Obama’s motorcade.

Video posted by Instagram user mattpeco shows a man on a Citibike bicycle attempting to ride through an intersection that police had blocked off, when a cop grabs him and forces him to the ground.

Another cop in a helmet roughly secures the man—identified as Daniel Provencio, 59, [by the New York _Daily_ _News_](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bicyclist-arrested-rolls-obama-motorcade-article-1.2667698)—to the ground until a Secret Service agent walks over.

President Obama’s motorcade rolls past shortly after, to applause.

Police say Provencio was issued a summons for disorderly conduct, according to the _Daily News_.

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