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 Tricolor on Friday

Like I said, I didn't know the exact situation. Yer spot on.

Tony Adams 6.6 mi said:

In this case 18th Street has "protected" bike lanes. There are Yield to Bikes signs and such making it pretty clear that the expectation is that bikes have the right of way.

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Permalink Reply by John Wilson 6.0 on Friday

Neighborhood this happened in, license plate # and/or description of the driver?

I'm not going to report this person to the police. I just wanna know who to avoid because they're a potential psychopath.

Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi said:

To the guy in the Black Prius who GRAZED ME on westbound Huron this morning SO YOU COULD GET TO A RED LIGHT, then screamed at me (after I caught up to you) that you DID IT ON PURPOSE TO TEACH ME A LESSON FOR NOT RIDING ON THE RIGHT BECAUSE CITY ORDINANCE SAYS I HAVE TO: Here's a prayer - for both of us - that we don't cross paths again.

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Permalink Reply by Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi on Friday

Didn't get driver's plate. Have decided to begin wearing a helmet cam because of this incident.

Car: Black Toyota Prius 4 Door.

Location: Westbound on Huron between Dearborn and LaSalle around 9:00am. I had just turned west from Dearborn, he was coming through the light from east of Dearborn. There is rough pavement on the right there (which is why I took the lane) and construction barriers on the left (which is why I couldn't just swerve to avoid the guy as he steered into me).

Driver: White male, early to mid-30s, short, light-colored hair.

John Wilson 6.0 said:

Neighborhood this happened in, license plate # and/or description of the driver?

I'm not going to report this person to the police. I just wanna know who to avoid because they're a potential psychopath.

Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi said:

To the guy in the Black Prius who GRAZED ME on westbound Huron this morning SO YOU COULD GET TO A RED LIGHT, then screamed at me (after I caught up to you) that you DID IT ON PURPOSE TO TEACH ME A LESSON FOR NOT RIDING ON THE RIGHT BECAUSE CITY ORDINANCE SAYS I HAVE TO: Here's a prayer - for both of us - that we don't cross paths again.

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Permalink Reply by Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi on Friday

More evidence:

To the woman stopped in the bike lane on Dearborn this morning, who apologized and immediately moved your truck after I calmly explained you were stoppped in a bike lane: Thank you.
And to the elderly woman in the white Toyota corolla on northbound Dearborn just south of Ohio who dealt with the honking of the taxi cab behind you, and slowed down to change lanes behind me (instead of racing me to the light to cut across the bike lane: Thank you.

Gabe said:

Jenn, you could file a police report (if anything it's good data for crime which the Top Cop uses to alocate police) but i wouldn't expect much from the experience other than that.

Tony, you didn't behave like a $(*&^*$&^.

And mine today was a bus driver cut me off on Damen. Hard. I was clear to the left, luckily, and cut over. But as I passed the bus at a very slow rate of speed the bus driver hung out the window and apologized. He said he was really sorry, and his tone sounded sincere.

Watch out Satan, that's a snow flake.

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Permalink Reply by John Wilson 6.0 on Friday

Thanks.

I go through this area to and sometimes from work.

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Permalink Reply by Juan Primo on Friday

To you, the good citizen who gives the helpful "I'm here behind you" taps on the horn... I already knew you were behind me before you even saw me in front of you.

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Permalink Reply by Dovah Cat on Friday

To the d-bag on the motorcycle who scared the everything out of me,

The nice new bike lane on 31st is for, well, bikes. Does your hulking metal excuse for an ego-boost look in any way like the bicycles painted on the ground? No? Can it go as fast as those bigger boxes in the lanes to the left? Yes? Maybe you should consider this before you run up my rear and give me about an inch (could smell your cologne) to pass. Slowing down in front of me before leaving the lane was the icing on the cake. Good job finally recognizing you were in my lane. Glad we didn't make a "connection". Blegh.

Love and hugs, manboy.

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Permalink Reply by Julia C 7.5 mi yesterday

To the guy and his friend in dark clothes, salmoning Elston/Ashland, double-wise with no lights - what the $!?/&@! were you thinking?!?! Darwinism may not be your friend, but that no reason to endanger the lot of us. (And thanks for not giving way, though I had lights and you clearly saw me coming at about 20mph)