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So I almost got doored by a cop on the way to work

Right in front of the police station at Monroe and Racine. Good thing I don't ride in the door zone, and was out taking the lane. I didn't stop, but gave her a dirty look. What would you guys do? I don't want to antagonize one of chicago's unpredictable cops, but geez, she should be giving tickets for that, not doing it herself.

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Permalink Reply by roofis lee king on July 21, 2010 at 2:40am
the cops beating up and pepperspraying those 2 guys on lsd near the taste last month was pretty bad. chicago isnt kown for good honest cops is all i can say.
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on July 21, 2010 at 8:46am
Steven,
That district has a history of antagonistic behavior towards cyclists. Not too long ago there was a gal who was riding pretty much right there, and a cop got on the bullhorn and blared something like "get that bicycle out of the street." There was an effort to get a group of cyclists to show at a CAPS meeting but I think it fizzled . . . can't remember where this played out but I think it was the CCM list.

Steven Vance said:
It looks like someone didn't watch the bicycles and traffic enforcement video that CDOT and the Chicago Police Department created for the officers to better learn about bicycling-related laws and behaviors.
Email the CAPS officer at that station, describe the situation, and remind them about the training video.
Permalink Reply by Old Tom on July 21, 2010 at 9:03am
Odd that the OP thinks he should do something because he almost got doored. Not doored mind you but almost; indeed by the OPs own admission he was far enough out in the street that it didn't really matter. It seems he takes umbrage because he was startled not because he was harmed.

What with all the criminals shooting up the streets, the shortage of cops and another copper just murdered I'm not sure the startling of Jason would be way up there on the copper's list of things to worry about.
Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on July 21, 2010 at 9:29am
Tom, that's kinda the point of the OP's thread.
Permalink Reply by Jason W on July 21, 2010 at 10:48am
Tom, the point is that cops should write tickets for this, not do it themselves. Because I ride smart doesn't mean the cop is any less wrong. And just because a cop got killed doesn't mean we should stop promoting bike awareness.

BTW, earlier in the thread someone said they can't do anything about dooring unless someone gets hurt. This is not true.

Ticket # 625ILCS 5/11-1407

http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/traffic-regulation-cheat-s...
Permalink Reply by ReNae on July 21, 2010 at 4:51pm
Actually there was an article in the paper today talking about how crime has gone down in recent years, although Chicagoans think its on the rise.

Old Tom said:
Odd that the OP thinks he should do something because he almost got doored. Not doored mind you but almost; indeed by the OPs own admission he was far enough out in the street that it didn't really matter. It seems he takes umbrage because he was startled not because he was harmed.

What with all the criminals shooting up the streets, the shortage of cops and another copper just murdered I'm not sure the startling of Jason would be way up there on the copper's list of things to worry about.
Permalink Reply by Joel on July 21, 2010 at 6:06pm
CPD has been playing funny with the numbers as well. They stopped counting homicides that occur "indoors" in the count.

ReNae said:
Actually there was an article in the paper today talking about how crime has gone down in recent years, although Chicagoans think its on the rise.

Old Tom said:
Odd that the OP thinks he should do something because he almost got doored. Not doored mind you but almost; indeed by the OPs own admission he was far enough out in the street that it didn't really matter. It seems he takes umbrage because he was startled not because he was harmed.

What with all the criminals shooting up the streets, the shortage of cops and another copper just murdered I'm not sure the startling of Jason would be way up there on the copper's list of things to worry about.
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on July 21, 2010 at 10:25pm
What the OP is doing is what's called "thinking like a bicycle advocate."
Careful, Tom, if you hang around these parts long enough you might start doing it too.

Old Tom said:
Odd that the OP thinks he should do something because he almost got doored. Not doored mind you but almost; indeed by the OPs own admission he was far enough out in the street that it didn't really matter. It seems he takes umbrage because he was startled not because he was harmed.
What with all the criminals shooting up the streets, the shortage of cops and another copper just murdered I'm not sure the startling of Jason would be way up there on the copper's list of things to worry about.

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