-actually I do, my friend is with the NYPD, and they hate people like that since they waste their time, they can't give you a ticket unless they've seen you break the law
-he said/she said doesn't apply to traffic tickets, so no, there is literally 0 chance of any positive result
Was involved in a hit and run, reported the guy right away, took them 2 hours to show up.
Had a tree fall on power lines, took them and the fire department 40 minutes to show up...granted there were no sparks flying. But still.
Had 2 accidents, first time had to wait for 4 hours for them to show up. The second time 30 minutes.
The point being, is that it takes a while for cops to actually act, and by the time they do, the guy you wasted precious time reporting, already left the jurisdiction
Where did he say he's using the emergency line?
"the cops hate your friend"
you don't know this obviously
"I'd bet that they've never acted on a single one of his tips"
even if that were true, the cyclist is going to feel better so long as the probability of them acting sometime is positive. Think revenge lottery ticket. Humans don't process small probabilities well you might as well use it to feel better after getting cut off in the bike lane.