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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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Disgusting use of hate speech. If I were that cyclist I would have just flicked you off. Maybe next time someone passes you, use a different word. 

Vilda said:

And this got buried:

Chick Cyclist, white helmet, HUGE BACKPACK, Orange Masi, Southbound on Damen near Roscoe this morning 8/27. You decided it was ok to pass between me and a  large moving Chevy econovan cause you said "on your left." I yelled "Are you fucking retarded?" No response. Maybe you are to dumb to say anything but "on your left." If I had even leaned my bike i woulda touched you. That's too close you moron. Wait for cars to clear than ride like an idiot. And all that effort made so much difference as I caught you at Addison AND Diversey.

Was it you on the bike? I'm getting that feeling now. If you had flicked me off you woulda died under a bus for acting like a retard.

Sounds like you were on the outside not near a bus if she was passing on your left. 

And no, I was on the el reading my kindle because I've been absorbed in a good book and wanted the morning time to read. Plus I flatted both my tires hitting a "puddle" that was actually a pothole around a sewer on Kedzie on Thursday. 

Stop using hate speech. Maybe say "dumb shit" or "idiot" or "asshole" or any number of words that are innoffensive. she probably doesn't know what she did wrong anyway because all you did was shout a slur at her.



Vilda said:

Was it you on the bike? I'm getting that feeling now. If you had flicked me off you woulda died under a bus for acting like a retard.

I generally think anyone feeling the need to announce they're passing is probably passing too closely and should just wait for a proper gap.  If more bikes could slow down from time to time when there's congestion everything would be a lot smoother and safer.

(let's derail this in a more bike-related direction)

It is bike related. A person on a bike, representing the bike community, is shouting ableist slurs at people. 

Tricolor said:

I generally think anyone feeling the need to announce they're passing is probably passing too closely and should just wait for a proper gap.  If more bikes could slow down from time to time when there's congestion everything would be a lot smoother and safer.

(let's derail this in a more bike-related direction)

First the point is to offend someone if they put me in harms way.

Second, if you passed me on the left how would I be on the outside???

Finally, cause this is a Missed Connections thread not a vent about nonsense thread:

Chick Cyclist, white helmet, HUGE BACKPACK, Orange Masi, Southbound on Damen near Roscoe this morning 8/27. You decided it was ok to pass between me and a  large moving Chevy econovan cause you said "on your left." I yelled "Are you fucking retarded?" No response. Maybe you are to dumb to say anything but "on your left." If I had even leaned my bike i woulda touched you. That's too close you moron. Wait for cars to clear than ride like an idiot. And all that effort made so much difference as I caught you at Addison AND Diversey.

I trend towards using O.Y.L. while passing weekend cruisers and Diviots. They can proove to be unpredictable.

Disgusting use of ableist slurs. 

When somone passes on YOUR left, they will be passing to your left. The inside of the street in the US. You will be on the outside, towards the curb. When someone passes on YOUR right, they will be passing on your right. The outside of the street in the US. You will be on the inside, towards traffic. Unless you were salmoning?

Vilda said:

First the point is to offend someone if they put me in harms way.

Second, if you passed me on the left how would I be on the outside???

Finally, cause this is a Missed Connections thread not a vent about nonsense thread:

Chick Cyclist, white helmet, HUGE BACKPACK, Orange Masi, Southbound on Damen near Roscoe this morning 8/27. You decided it was ok to pass between me and a  large moving Chevy econovan cause you said "on your left." I yelled "Are you fucking retarded?" No response. Maybe you are to dumb to say anything but "on your left." If I had even leaned my bike i woulda touched you. That's too close you moron. Wait for cars to clear than ride like an idiot. And all that effort made so much difference as I caught you at Addison AND Diversey.

The HUGE BACKPACK was calling O.Y.L. not Vilda.

Right. When I call on your left, and then pass, I pass on the inside, their left side, towards the center of the street. Meaning Vilda was on the outside.

Tim S said:

The HUGE BACKPACK was calling O.Y.L. not Vilda.

On Your Left is fine - On your left to pass between me and a moving vehicle is not fine.

And Michelle - I see we are inverting words to argue over nothing - the point being (for clarity) I said YOU would end up under a bus if you flicked me off as you pass on MY left within inches of me and a vehicle.

I'm glad we could do this for no reason. Really, start a thread where you can vent about words you don't like.

Tim S said:

I trend towards using O.Y.L. while passing weekend cruisers and Diviots. They can proove to be unpredictable.

Finally, cause this is a Missed Connections thread not a vent about nonsense thread:

Chick Cyclist, white helmet, HUGE BACKPACK, Orange Masi, Southbound on Damen near Roscoe this morning 8/27. You decided it was ok to pass between me and a  large moving Chevy econovan cause you said "on your left." I yelled "Are you fucking retarded?" No response. Maybe you are to dumb to say anything but "on your left." If I had even leaned my bike i woulda touched you. That's too close you moron. Wait for cars to clear than ride like an idiot. And all that effort made so much difference as I caught you at Addison AND Diversey.

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