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 NYC (7.0 mi) on
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Dude and Girlfriend at 5:15 pm yesterday. I don't know why you thought it was a cool move to cross through the crosswalk across Lincoln to then begin riding Southbound in the Northbound bike shallow 2 abreast as I went green (perfectly timed, of course) heading North. Yes, that was a glare of dissapproval. Hipster - teach your newbe girlfriend right!
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Permalink Reply by Stephen on -
Monday ~6:50PM - You were headed Westbound on the Kinzie protected lane (sorry didn't catch the make of your ride); I was in the back of the Blue cab that cut you off in front of Gilt. My sincere apologies for the lack of concern the driver exhibited. He got an earful from both my wife and I. I hope you made it home safely.
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Permalink Reply by Serge Lubomudrov on -
I assure you, it would not be enough.
Clint H said:I thought about turning around to ream you a new one, but I decided my initial cry followed by my loud call of "dumbass" would be enough to encourage you to keep your eyes pointed in the direction of movement, especially before riding into oncoming traffic.
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Permalink Reply by Dovah Cat on -
I thought of this thread this morning in Hyde Park. Can I have a go?
To the Suit in the Kia on 57th and Blackstone around 7 AM - if I had something less precious than the first hot cup of coffee of the day in my hand, I would've thrown it in your direction/dumped it on your car. You were already at the stop. You had the right of way, you were about to go. I stopped for you, waved you through, and you waved me back. No. I'm a vehicle, too. Go. You had the audacity to laugh, roll down your window, and tell me I needed to get a clue. I was too busy enjoying a lovely morning at the beach before work to care, but I'm regretting it now.
Cheers, girl on the tri-colored Raleigh
And to the guy in the Jeep that almost hit me on 33rd last Thursday morning, I was totally checking you out until you continued to roll straight toward me. That, my friend, is not how you pick up a lady cyclist. Also, fix your squeaky brakes.
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Permalink Reply by Derek on -
Today about 9am on Milwaukee just after Chicago.
Me: shirtless with a backpack on a black commuter.
You: Oden-like on a mountain bike with knobby tires and a front shock riding on the leftmost white line of the bike lane.
I'd like to take the opportunity to apologize again for my choice of words as I passed on your right, "Traditionally the guys riding slower stay to the right". I wasn't trying to imply you were slow it's the fact that your bike has at least 10x the rolling resistance of most commuters and will likely be passed often.
I tried apologizing multiple times in a variety of methods when we met again at the Milwaukee and Grand lights to your repeated replies of, "Damn right you pissed me off!" and "This isn't a race LANCE!" or "HAVE A NICE DAY!!" All of which would have made me feel much worse if you hadn't just sprinted to catch me on a downhill coast because you wanted to 'avenge' the passing.
I'm glad other riders were around. You looked about ready to pick up that Huffy and beat me with it.
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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on -
So slower riders need to constantly ride in the door zone now so Lance doesn't have to change lanes in order to properly (and safely) pass???
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Permalink Reply by Don on
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Ha, I had to look up shoaling (fortunately I already knew the practice was rude) - actually that's what I'm going to post:
To the buff dude riding up Milwaukee from Armitage to Logan Square about 5:45 yesterday evening. Ok I realize you're proud of your muscular arms and tats, otherwise you wouldn't be wearing a wifebeater and rolling 3 miles an hour on a beach cruiser. But when I had to take the lane the first time to pass you (and I'm by no means a speedster), you'd think that waiting behind me at the next red light would be the sensible thing to do. I guess that's just not your style though. So thanks for making me take the lane to pass you 3 times because it was so important for you to get a head start at each stoplight, just to continue on your "ladies check me out" pace. Hopefully you've arrived at your destination by now.
Gabe said: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 Derek on
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I guess we have a difference of opinion on what the door zone is. Normally I figure just a bit to the left of center in the bike lane is out of the door zone. Riding on leftmost white line on a bike lane down that stretch of Milwaukee in the morning is probably the most dangerous area.
Now if I was zipping along at 20+ on my morning commute I could see the demonizing. But I was riding along at a gentle trot wondering how I could safely pass this polish roadblock in the bike lane. I guess there's no way to win. I wanted to go faster than the slowest person which makes me the @sshole.
Short of saying nothing and going the pace of the slowest rider is there a course of action in which you would not find me at fault?
James BlackHeron said:
So slower riders need to constantly ride in the door zone now so Lance doesn't have to change lanes in order to properly (and safely) pass???
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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on
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It's really not that hard to take the lane, pass the dude, and pull back in.
I'm a faster rider when I'm on a faster bike. 20MPH isn't a big deal on a road bike. But I'm a bit slower on my 40lb city tank with 10lbs of locks hanging off of it. Probably not the slowest on the road -but neither the fastest. In many parts of Milwaukee most of the "bike lane" or sharrows is in the door zone. And no, I don't particularly like getting buzzed on the right either.
The fact is that the person overtaking another road user DOES NOT HAVE the right of way. It is up to the person passing to pass safely -with 3-foot of clearance. I find a lot of bicycle riders are just as rude to bicyclists as auto drivers -and behave nearly the same when passing them.
I don't know all the details here, but I can see many situations where I'd pull all the way to the leftmost line of a bike lane. If I saw a person in a car, or if the cars were parked closer, or I saw a ped between the cars that may or may not step out at any moment.
I can't see many situations where passing someone on the right is anything but a rude maneuver.
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Permalink Reply by Rich S on -
Polish roadblock? Boy that's a classy description!
If you passed on the right in between me and parked cars I wouldn't be a happy camper either. Safe course of action is to then take the lane and pass on the left. If it requires patiently waiting for 3-20 seconds for a gap to open up in traffic then so be it. I deal with this daily on Wells and it's no big deal. I rarely have an issue with aggressive drivers so long as I signal and don't take an hour to complete the pass.
Derek said:I guess we have a difference of opinion on what the door zone is. Normally I figure just a bit to the left of center in the bike lane is out of the door zone. Riding on leftmost white line on a bike lane down that stretch of Milwaukee in the morning is probably the most dangerous area.
Now if I was zipping along at 20+ on my morning commute I could see the demonizing. But I was riding along at a gentle trot wondering how I could safely pass this polish roadblock in the bike lane. I guess there's no way to win. I wanted to go faster than the slowest person which makes me the @sshole.
Short of saying nothing and going the pace of the slowest rider is there a course of action in which you would not find me at fault?
James BlackHeron said:
So slower riders need to constantly ride in the door zone now so Lance doesn't have to change lanes in order to properly (and safely) pass???
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Permalink Reply by Serge Lubomudrov on
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Last night, Monday August 6th, around 9 p.m.
I was riding north on Racine. You made the right turn to Racine from, I think, Oakdale. I hope it was Oakdale, as if it was George, you were also riding against the traffic on a one-way street.
OK, let's assume it was Oakdale. You didn't even slow down on the stop sign there. You saw a car at the stop sign on Racine and me on my bike next to it. Bright (fresh new batteries) headlight flashing on my bike (you riding dark, no lights). You made your right turn, let the car overtake you, then looked back straight at me, when I was three feet behind you and about to pass on your left, and proceeded to cross the street right in front of me.
I mean, WTF?
OK, let's also assume you did not see me when you glanced back over your left shoulder, though I was right there behind you. Let's.
But you definitely saw me braking hard trying not to hit you.
Least you could have done, fucking say something. I don't know, like, "Oops! Sorry, man!"
But, of course, you didn't.
Know why?
BECAUSE YOU ARE A FUCKING MORON!
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