I rode Dearborn today...anyone else?
I just missed the press conference and just hung out at lunch to see how it would all work. It seemed easy enough, so I took Dearborn as my starting route home to Roscoe Village. Normally I hit Franklin to Orleans then north to Lincoln.
I have to say, it was pretty easy and relatively safe. The ambassadors were helpful with the the auto traffic. The walkers were easy enough to avoid. I had to chuckle at two riders riding side by side in the lane.
What I didn't see was any oncoming traffic; southbound riders. I am guessing that will come in time or at other times during the day.
Way to go Mayor RE! This is really making a statement.
Who else rode the new path?
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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 12mi on -
They don't need a bike lane for that. Their main aim is to grab that fare before another cab does or drop off the current fare so they can start the cycle all over. I don't think the presence of bikes, other cars, pedestrians, or even police matters all that much to them. I have slapped cabs' rear fenders when they've cut me off (close enough to force me to slam on my brakes). They don't like it, but as they just finished scaring the sh*t out of me, I figure turn about is fair play.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Cabbies are constantly jumping out in front of me ....
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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) on -
Yeah, I did that once. The cabbie proceeded to run me off the road, get out of his cab, and scream obscenities at me.
Skip Montanaro 12mi said:I have slapped cabs' rear fenders when they've cut me off (close enough to force me to slam on my brakes). They don't like it, but as they just finished scaring the sh*t out of me, I figure turn about is fair play.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Cabbies are constantly jumping out in front of me ....
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Permalink Reply by Will G - 10mi on -
That's when you take out your cell phone, snap a picture of the cab number, and then dial 911 and report the driver for trying to run you over. I mean, especially if he then tried to run you off the road.
Alerting a driver of your position as they begin to merge/turn/pull into you should never illicit a hostile response. In my opinion, a hostile response is indicative that they purposely intended to hit you.
In this case, it sounds like the driver could have been arrested and you could have pressed charges for attempted assault, etc.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Yeah, I did that once. The cabbie proceeded to run me off the road, get out of his cab, and scream obscenities at me.
Skip Montanaro 12mi said:I have slapped cabs' rear fenders when they've cut me off (close enough to force me to slam on my brakes). They don't like it, but as they just finished scaring the sh*t out of me, I figure turn about is fair play.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Cabbies are constantly jumping out in front of me ....
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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) on
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That is precisely what I did, but the Chicago Police Dept wouldn't have any of it. They claimed it was not assault if there was no verbal threat made. I tried to explain that ANY threat of violence, verbal or non-verbal is considered assault — especially maliciously trying to hit someone with an automobile. They flat out refused to file a police report.
Will G - 10mi said:That's when you take out your cell phone, snap a picture of the cab number, and then dial 911 and report the driver for trying to run you over. I mean, especially if he then tried to run you off the road.
Alerting a driver of your position as they begin to merge/turn/pull into you should never illicit a hostile response. In my opinion, a hostile response is indicative that they purposely intended to hit you.
In this case, it sounds like the driver could have been arrested and you could have pressed charges for attempted assault, etc.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Yeah, I did that once. The cabbie proceeded to run me off the road, get out of his cab, and scream obscenities at me.
Skip Montanaro 12mi said:I have slapped cabs' rear fenders when they've cut me off (close enough to force me to slam on my brakes). They don't like it, but as they just finished scaring the sh*t out of me, I figure turn about is fair play.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Cabbies are constantly jumping out in front of me ....
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Permalink Reply by Cameron 7.5 mi on -
55 E Monroe as well.
Will G - 10mi said:Off Topic, ignore if that irks you please.
Cam, I work at Monroe and Wabash too. What building are you in? I'm at 55 E Monroe.
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Permalink Reply by Anika on -
This is the same vehicle that was parked there about 2 weeks ago. And about 2 weeks before that. I have pictures of both of those incidents when I rode DPL. Clearly it is an issue that is not being addressed.
Tricolor said:Wow, that's a pretty blatant parking job.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:
Maybe he was driving down the lane early this morning to see if the pavement was smooth and broke down. Or ran out of gas.
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Stenzel on -
I was in the area right at noon and the SUV was still in the same spot. There was a Fleet Management vehicle parked right behind it and a technician-type guy had just popped the hood of the SUV, so maybe it did break down today. It shouldn't be there in the first place, of course. As of 3:30ish when I rode on the Dearborn PBL, it was finally all clear of police vehicles.
Tricolor said:Wow, that's a pretty blatant parking job.
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:Maybe he was driving down the lane early this morning to see if the pavement was smooth and broke down. Or ran out of gas.
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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on -
Tow truck drivers sometimes dump wrecked cars around town if they aren't likely to get paid for moving them.
Or maybe it was stolen and no one missed it until a lot of complaints were made about it in the bike lane.
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Permalink Reply by Cameron 7.5 mi on
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It's a police cruiser, stealing one of those tends to get noticed.
When I lived in Noble Square just off of the Kennedy, tow truck drivers dumping wrecks was a big problem.
Tricolor said:Tow truck drivers sometimes dump wrecked cars around town if they aren't likely to get paid for moving them.
Or maybe it was stolen and no one missed it until a lot of complaints were made about it in the bike lane.
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Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on -
I saw the police SUV at about 8:40am; in the same spot as pictured. In the prior block was a guy in a big truck who decided to use the bike lane for passenger unloading for Daley Center.
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