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Hi Ethan,
That's a very helpful link. What do you suggest if the 311 operator who is supposed to take reports says that the reckless driver's activity (tailgating, honking continuously, yelling "stay off the fucking road," pushing past within inches and forcing the cyclist off the road - all at once) is "ignorance" and "there's no police report to file for ignorance?" Would asking to speak with a supervisor make a difference? This would be helpful to know in the future.
Thanks!
Active Transportation Alliance said:You should call 911. Here are is the full scoop on what you should do:
http://www.activetrans.org/knowyourrights/faq
Ethan, with Active Trans
Hi Ethan,
That's a very helpful link. What do you suggest if the 311 operator who is supposed to take reports says that the reckless driver's activity (tailgating, honking continuously, yelling "stay off the fucking road," pushing past within inches and forcing the cyclist off the road - all at once) is "ignorance" and "there's no police report to file for ignorance?" Would asking to speak with a supervisor make a difference? This would be helpful to know in the future.
Thanks!
Active Transportation Alliance said:You should call 911. Here are is the full scoop on what you should do:
http://www.activetrans.org/knowyourrights/faq
Ethan, with Active Trans
Is it really necessary to call 911 if no one is hurt? I would imagine that they don't like fielding non emergency calls.
vxla said:Have them transfer you to 911 and make an official 911 complaint. You may have to go to the nearest police station to complete the process, but it is well worth it.
An official 911 comlplaint? What does that mean? The only 911 complaint I know of is when you ask to speak to a 911 supervisor to complain about a 911 operator.
Is it really necessary to call 911 if no one is hurt? I would imagine that they don't like fielding non emergency calls.
Julie Hochstadter said:You can report a reckless bus driver I know. What about cabbies?
'The city's Department of Consumer Services oversees taxi licensing. They handle complaints about cabs, and have the power to fine drivers, or suspend or revoke their licenses.
Call 311 to file a preliminary complaint.
You should call 911 if a driver endangers your life (too close, too fast or tries to hit you on purpose), even if no one is hurt. That is "attempted assault with a vehicle" or "reckless driving."
For Heather: you are correct not to call 911 for "verbal assault" but it's a term/definition that can help if it happens and you have called 911 for "attempted assault with a vehicle" or "reckless driving."
Personally, I've made 911 calls like this and officers have responded and filled out reports.
Ethan, with Active Trans
Davo said:Is it really necessary to call 911 if no one is hurt? I would imagine that they don't like fielding non emergency calls.
This discussion is becoming kind of confusing for me. "Info line?"
There are a zillion legitimate uses of 311 and I use it constantly for about 1/2 a zillion. re: "abusing 911"-- if you want someone to respond and do something then you need to have someone dispatched, and that's what the 911 system is for. Unless you just wanted to have a nice record of all the bad bike lane parkers somewhere on a city server for anthropologists to discover and wonder at 1,000 years from now. Under no circumstances should you feel in any way apologetic for using the 911 system to get a police response to any illegal act. They have an expensive and sophisticated system for prioritizing calls, and the notion that a cop will not make it to a shooting in time because they had to go write a ticket for a car parked in a bike lane is a silly one. If anything, insisting on calling 311 repeatedly, knowing you'll be transferred to 911, is a misuse of resources, since you're tying up two different operators instead of one.
Julie Hochstadter said:You can report a reckless bus driver I know. What about cabbies?
'The city's Department of Consumer Services oversees taxi licensing. They handle complaints about cabs, and have the power to fine drivers, or suspend or revoke their licenses.
Call 311 to file a preliminary complaint.
I had an incident this morning with a taxi. He didn't hit me or anything, but was reckless even though he clearly saw me as was just a d-bag. I tried going through the city's site with the taxi commision, but I don't know the cab company and I can't bypass that section without the info... Before I wait on hold with 311 is that information absolutely necessary for me to make a complaint or is the taxi number sufficient? Thanks!
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