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 Michelle Milham on May 28, 2014 at 8:28am
Ew god who does that.




Chris Hainey said:

A belated thank you to the DB riding in front of me at BTD who launched a snot rocket without checking his "6".

Permalink Reply by Eric R on May 28, 2014 at 10:15am

To the squirrel in the eastbound bike lane near Augusta/ Wood... RIP.

The big squirrel in the pearly tree called you home too soon.

Permalink Reply by Julia 3.5/7.5 mi on May 28, 2014 at 10:26am

Someone told me once that if an animal darts out in front of me, I should hold my line because it's likely to dart forward or backward. Totally not true for the bunny I encountered on Sacramento last week, but at least these potholes have trained me to execute a quick and tight swerve!

Eric R said:

To the squirrel in the eastbound bike lane near Augusta/ Wood... RIP.

The big squirrel in the pearly tree called you home too soon.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Milham on May 28, 2014 at 1:07pm
To the lady on Milwaukee in the blue car who pulled over as the ambulance went by but then didn't move for a long time afterward, so people started to go around her who then rolled down her window and asked me what the hell I was doing:

I was riding my bike? What were you doing?
Permalink Reply by Chris LaFrombois (8.5 mi - o.w.) on May 29, 2014 at 4:13am

You: Bearded, 80's sunglass wearin' red fixie ridin' shoaler.

Thanks for attempting to shoal me at Milwaukee/Grand/Halsted this morning. In the process you almost hit the car to your left, because there wasn't enough space between me and the car. That's why you got a "don't f&*#ing shoal me!" Then you proceed to finally catch up at the corner of Kinzie/Des Plaines/Milwaukee and promptly pull in front of me to be a dick. I call you out on shoaling and you respond that you do it to "piss off dipshits like me." F#*K you.

It's fair weather riders like this that give all riders a bad name. Stop riding like an asshole. And wear a helmet, even though it may mess up your perfect messy hair.

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on May 29, 2014 at 5:34am

to the never ending flow of pedestrians wandering out onto the bright green bike lane in Evanston, who act surprised to see me riding a bike in a bike lane with giant pictures of bikes on it, and giant arrows pointing the direction I will be riding... heads up goofballs!

1s20gdv3auw5hPermalink Reply by 1s20gdv3auw5h on May 30, 2014 at 4:02am

Perfect weekend to get out and enjoy the ride! 

Permalink Reply by Steve Weeks on May 30, 2014 at 2:13pm

To this I would add that if you pedestrians want to take advantage of the state law that requires traffic to stop when you enter the crosswalk, you must actually BE IN THE CROSSWALK! Otherwise it's jaywalking, and don't give me a dirty look for not stopping.

Steve

Robert Underwood said:

to the never ending flow of pedestrians wandering out onto the bright green bike lane in Evanston, who act surprised to see me riding a bike in a bike lane with giant pictures of bikes on it, and giant arrows pointing the direction I will be riding... heads up goofballs!

Permalink Reply by Bradford Smith on June 3, 2014 at 8:30am

Woman driving black Honda Fit with "Share the Road" plates on Huron at Michigan Ave yesterday rush hour, setting a such a good example by talking holding phone in front her face.

Permalink Reply by pat 5.5mi on June 3, 2014 at 8:37am

You: Everyone on a bike back in Chicago.

Me: Guy driving a rental car in North Dallas for work for the week.

Can't wait to rejoin you at the end of the week.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Milham on June 3, 2014 at 8:38am

Man, as if that area isn't crazy enough to begin with with the luxury cars piling up on eachother at the hotel. 

I had a fun one this morning: dude in an old black car yelling "MOVE FATASSES" out of his window at a bunch of cyclists trying to get around the stupid merge left signs and multiple black rubber bases for traffic barrels, without traffic barrels on top, that have been left to obscure the road AROUND the merge left sign (it's ... somewhere in Wicker Park... by division maybe? I can't remember...) 

Who's a fatass? The person sitting in his friend's car doing absolutely nothing (not even driving...) or the people exercising their way to work? Just curious. Maybe be more creative next time and pick something that actually makes sense to yell. 



Bradford Smith said:

Woman driving black Honda Fit with "Share the Road" plates on Huron at Michigan Ave yesterday rush hour, setting a such a good example by talking holding phone in front her face.

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on June 3, 2014 at 8:51am

Well.... the guy's comment was kind of on point.  The problem is that he used the word fat (and big would have been a similar problem).  Had he said "heavyass" it would have kind of worked.  After all muscle weighs more than fat and a good bicyclist is going to have  strong and powerful set of legs..   in other words a "heavyass".   So I guess it was a compliment... 

Now if he really meant to say "fatass" my guess is that he was yelling at himself... since that trait tends to apply, as you noted,  to car drivers...



Michelle Milham said:

Man, as if that area isn't crazy enough to begin with with the luxury cars piling up on eachother at the hotel. 

I had a fun one this morning: dude in an old black car yelling "MOVE FATASSES" out of his window at a bunch of cyclists trying to get around the stupid merge left signs and multiple black rubber bases for traffic barrels, without traffic barrels on top, that have been left to obscure the road AROUND the merge left sign (it's ... somewhere in Wicker Park... by division maybe? I can't remember...) 

Who's a fatass? The person sitting in his friend's car doing absolutely nothing (not even driving...) or the people exercising their way to work? Just curious. Maybe be more creative next time and pick something that actually makes sense to yell. 



Bradford Smith said:

Woman driving black Honda Fit with "Share the Road" plates on Huron at Michigan Ave yesterday rush hour, setting a such a good example by talking holding phone in front her face.

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