“The mayor could have played this so much differently,” said Joe Cutrufo, a spokesman for the safe streets group Transportation Alternatives. “Why not get in front of it, snap a photo and put out a tweet saying they had a minor fender bender, nobody was hurt, and that they’ll be more careful next time? That the executive protection unit worked so hard to cover it up isn’t a good look for the NYPD, which hasn’t exactly been a leader in the city’s Vision Zero efforts.”