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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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Zoetrope said:

Not only is this an eyesore and possibly illegal, (1-800-GOT-JUNK?) but in certain situations where rack space is precious a u-lock or 4 or whatever can be the difference between fitting another bike on the rack and having to find a (dummy) sign pole or something.

If everyone feels it's OK to leave your u-lock on the rack, you can potentially have a dozen or so locks on the thing.  It's your lock, your property, take it with you.

And this is coming from two guys who post pics of their bikes decked out with all kinds of expensive gear.  Where's your u-lock mount/rack or bungee strap?  Pansies...


Jim S said:

No harm done, I feel.

James BlackHeron said:

I fail to see how a lock could "block" a space on a conventional bike rack.   Is this one of those fancy articulating racks?  Could we get a photo of how the lock blocks the rack from other bikes using the spot?

People leave their locks because they don't want to carry them back and forth on their commute.  They can be heavy and a bother when they don't need the lock anywhere else.

If there is a lock on a rack just ignore it and park your bike there anyhow.  If the lock owner comes back they can just get their lock off the rack and use another rack. 


Laura C said:

Is locking your bike lock to the rack without a bike like the new using a lawn chair to block your parking spot?  This happens every day at my work, with at least 3 or 4 locks blocking spaces.

This attitude right here is a pretty good example of what drives the conflict between drivers and cyclists.

Thank you for helping to make things on the road just a little bit worse.

Zoetrope said:

Oh and missed connection...  pretty much every car out on the road when I'm riding my bike:  I hate your guts. 

In my driving days I used to do my best to nail parking space markers with my bumper.

Memories that still stand out:

-the chair I pegged on inner Kedzie blvd-- it was I think sort of a classic wooden one like from a school house-- it flipped up end over end in the air and landed perfectly with all 4 legs embedded in the peak of the parkway snow bank.

-the bucket that got stuck under my car and made a joyous wintry noise all the way down Logan Boulevard

-the bucket that someone had filled discreetly with concrete....

James BlackHeron said:

I have driven RIGHT OVER a few plastic lawn chairs and other chattel placed in the road to "mark" a parking spot.

Doesn't bother me.  If they didn't want it driven over they wouldn't put it in the street...

How is this a "Missed Connection?"

Because you "missed" connecting your bike to the rack?

Laura C said:

Is locking your bike lock to the rack without a bike like the new using a lawn chair to block your parking spot?  This happens every day at my work, with at least 3 or 4 locks blocking spaces.

MISSED CONNECTION - to the cyclists leaving their locks on the rack, please remove them.  Is that better NYC?  

You... about 6:30 PM in the big Caddy on Lawrence Avenue right before the East Bound Bike Lane is closed for construction.  Me on the old Red Trek with a two watt Bike Planet Blaze and a Cricket on the front, and  red cricket on the back and wearing a "safety Yellow" wind jacket.  Thanks for opening your door.  I kindly pointed out that the next time he opened it in that fashion, I might end up hitting him.   You said that it was the Bicyclist's job to watch out and avoid opening doors.  

Kiss kiss. 

Here you are dear Chainlinkers: a requested photo of the locks.

Laura C said:

Is locking your bike lock to the rack without a bike like the new using a lawn chair to block your parking spot?  This happens every day at my work, with at least 3 or 4 locks blocking spaces.

it is rather ass like to leave your lock on that kind of rack, i thought we were talking about the city sidewalk racks.

That's a super classy maneuver.  

Laura - you have every right to complain in this instance. That right there is a dick move. 

I don't see any of those spaces that can't be parked in.  

But I do agree that those are ass moves.  All 3 of them are obviously trying to save the space.   

Then again, they can have those crap spaces in a wheelbender rack.  There is no proper way to lock to them unless you have a U-lock that is 30-inches long.   Let them have them.  Are there no other places to park?  I wouldn't want to park in a wheelbender rack for more than a few minutes to run in and get something from a store.  It's not a good locking solution for leaving a bike unattended unless you really don't like the bike. 

St. Sheldon actually recommended this practice. But that was a different time when when there were fewer riders. At least that is my excuse for not removing his infallible status.

The practice is totally unacceptable!

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