Think of this as a Missed Connection.
You blew the red light east bound on Lawrence at Damen at 5:26 pm this evening.
There was enough time for the biker in front of me to make it half way into the intersection, northbound on Damen, before you came whizzing past my front wheel.
I yelled "You're an idiot!" at your big haired chick, self, and you looked back at me. I meant it!
I woulda testified for any of the cars, that managed to not kill you, if they had.
Keep riding like a tard!
love,
gabe
Witness bad behavior during your commute? Feel free to post. Maybe that lovely human can read it and think they are famous. Maybe you can also inspire the whole generation of kids to shower but we can start with small things.
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Permalink Reply by Duppie 13.5185km on -
Had a similar issue a while back when an out of town cab picked us up. He overcharged us (rates in the 'burbs are apparently higher). Called 311 to complain. Got a letter back from the city saying that there is nothing they can do after the fact. Had we called 911 during the ride the police may have pulled him over and slapped him with a $1,500(!) fine.
Tim S said:To cab Blue Cab, 411 out of Forest Park... jerk
Thanks for pulling out in front of me across the bike lane after picking up a fare (in the city as a suburban cab company, not allowed) causing me to hit the brakes while I was cruising south down Clinton on Tuesday PM. Despite my, admitted, lack of class when I gave you the finger you upped me with your left hand a hole and right hand fingers doing the part of the phallus out the window... No handed driving, you rule. Was even better when you blew through the light at Madison to go right and get away from me after I informed you I was going to call your cab company, those pedestrians you almost hit appreciated your eager need to flee the scene. You capped it off with a ballsy move across three lanes of traffic to get to the left lane on Madison to flee me the evil cyclist that SUV you almost forced onto the sidewalk I am sure appreciated your evasive driving skills.
Did your fare call to complain too?
If you did nothing wrong then why the crazy driving? BTW called your cab company and 311... hope you get pulled off the road for a while.
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Permalink Reply by notoriousDUG on -
Seems there is also a chance they just thought you were cute...
But I guess you know why they honked more than they do.
Zoetrope said:Last night around 7 p.m. on Madison, you passed and honked at me because I guess you see cyclists as an inconvenience. I was having a pleasant stroll on a gorgeous night, probably thinking about the IPA I was going to be drinking all night at my destination, and you had to go and ruin the moment with your rude and ignorant behavior. Well, my wish was granted, and the light up ahead turned red.
The shrieks of horror and look of genuine panic on your two trixie faces after I slammed my hand on your window (I'm surprised my hand or your window didn't break to be honest) and screamed at you with every obscenity I could come up with, is still providing me with belly laughs today. Indeed, I have a big smile on my face right now, because I know you won't be honking at any cyclists EVER again, nor will you be causing any accidents or deaths because of it.
Hope I see you around!
Love,
Zoetrope
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Permalink Reply by Minh on -
Thanks for stealing my saddle and wheel from my cheap bike you worthless piece of shit. Can't even own a worthless piece of shit bike without some asshole fucking with it.
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Permalink Reply by notoriousDUG on
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Stop by Rapid Transit on North Ave. to get your replacement saddle and seatpost when I am there and I'll make you a free seat leash to keep the next one in place.
Minh said:Thanks for stealing my saddle and wheel from my cheap bike you worthless piece of shit. Can't even own a worthless piece of shit bike without some asshole fucking with it.
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Permalink Reply by Minh on
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Wow thanks Dug! I just replaced the saddle/seatpost with a brooks saddle I had lying around. When I started to lock my bike on shady bike racks for extended periods next to the mutilated remains of disowned and forgotten bikes, I replaced the brooks with a cheaper saddle because I was afraid that it was eventually going to be stolen. How ironic they steal the cheap one instead. I will now have to take on your offer of a free seat leash whenever you are working. ;-)
notoriousDUG said:Stop by Rapid Transit on North Ave. to get your replacement saddle and seatpost when I am there and I'll make you a free seat leash to keep the next one in place.
Minh said:Thanks for stealing my saddle and wheel from my cheap bike you worthless piece of shit. Can't even own a worthless piece of shit bike without some asshole fucking with it.
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Permalink Reply by Gabe on -
To the young lady on a blue Schwinn traveling south at 2 mph on Damen ave/Barry around 830 am.
First of all Shoaling at 2 mph if someone has already passed you sucks. Maybe you don't know what shoaling on a bike is? Look it up.
Second, if a biker is stopped at a stop sign one would assume something large, on 4 wheels, made of metal, and can kill you is coming. The car in front of me had clearly signaled to turn and had the right of way when your tortoise ass passed me and entered the intersection. I saw you had brakes. Use them.
I apologized to the driver loud enough for you to hear. I doubt you learned but maybe.
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Permalink Reply by CTTC on -
There sound be a better distinction between "motor"-vehicles and "self"-motored-vehicles.
I'm a biker solely. I don't drive. I don't have a driver's license. My bike and I together weigh probably 160lbs at best compared to a small car weighing at least a ton . . . add on a highly flammable gas powered motor that can do double or triple the speeds I can maintain on my bike. . . I think there is a great difference and the rules of the road- which are meant for, funded for and maintained for all of the public; bikers, drivers, pedestrians, joggers, public trans, skateboarders, etc. - should be looked at outside of a driver-centric model. The biking community is growing in Chicago. The costs of oil is still high. There are new ways we can save money and energy! We need to start developing alternative travel in our beautiful city!!
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Permalink Reply by notoriousDUG on
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I made a connection tonight, a forceful one, with a jag-dork on a brakeless fixed gear conversion with no lights running a red light.
Running into me brakeless, on a frame drilled for brakes no less, and lacking the ability to skid stop because of your monster chain ring was kind of a dick move.
Attempting to bitch me out over the incident because your wheel got f'd up instead of checking to see if I was OK also a pretty poor choice in the manners department but I'm gonna forgive you that one because the look of complete and total terror on your face when I got up and started to explain to you why, exactly, you had no right to be pissed at me made the knee pain on the ride home not quite as bad...
Never knock down a Chicago sized man and expect the result to be pleasant.
By the way, I remember what you and your bike look like; maybe I'll be seeing you soon.
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Permalink Reply by Tim S on -
Thank you to the individual that decided that spitting a massive lugee at me over the weekend was appropriate greeting between bike and car. Not sure what I could possibly have done to you that would cause such a lovely gift to be sent in my direction.
All the love aside - Hope you see a Dr about it as is disturbing that amount you conjured up... you may have an issue.
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Permalink Reply by djm on -
To the guy on the Schwinn fixie who couldnt stop for the red light at LFP x Illinois and had to bail in the street — perhaps a brake is in order. You might want to try adding one before your next misadventure in traffic, especially given that you dont weigh yourself down with a helmet, either.
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Permalink Reply by Gabe on
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1015 am yesterday (wed). You are a chubby white chick with curly brown hair riding on Kinzie eastbound when for reasons others can ponder you leave that over funded buffered lane to cross behind a truck and into oncoming traffic where i had to slam on my brakes to not kill you. You then entered Kinzies bike lane on the my side and salmoned out of my rear view. While i'm glad your fat ass is on a bike you wont get to enjoy any gains you make if you are parked under a 3 ton vehicle. Every choice you made is ridiculous and i'm sure it won't be long til your dead but can you not choose suicide by my truck as your way to go? Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Gabe on
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8:15 am southbound on Damen. Yellow bike- burnt orange back pack. You are very fast- now learn how to commute. You passed on the left between a car and me. You woulda been hurt and i woulda testified for the driver. You still got caught at the lights so i had to wait for you to make a huge right swing while still trying to clip in. On that big right swing ya almost nailed an older female rider in a blue skirt on a blue bike. She got tired of ur shit and blew your doors off. Keep your line. Pass safely. And learn to ride with those teeny peddles before you get killed.
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