Threatening driver registry - The Chainlink2024-03-28T21:32:46Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/threatening-driver-registry?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A996970&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAgro male Jeep drivers seem t…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-28:2211490:Comment:9969702016-06-28T21:19:32.287ZMauricehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Maurice
<p>Agro male Jeep drivers seem to be a growing trend.</p>
<p>Agro male Jeep drivers seem to be a growing trend.</p> I understand, Irvin! your que…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-28:2211490:Comment:9970282016-06-28T18:14:26.667ZTimhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TimRoby
<p>I understand, Irvin! your question made me question what I was doing, which I think is a good thing. You comments about the suburbs are right on. I lived in Buffalo,NY for a few years and sadly ended up driving way more than biking just because of the reasons you wrote. There were so few bike commuters that cars just didn't know what to do when they encountered a cyclist.</p>
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<p>I moved back here about 5 years ago and I hear that things are progressing in Buffalo, hopefully it will…</p>
<p>I understand, Irvin! your question made me question what I was doing, which I think is a good thing. You comments about the suburbs are right on. I lived in Buffalo,NY for a few years and sadly ended up driving way more than biking just because of the reasons you wrote. There were so few bike commuters that cars just didn't know what to do when they encountered a cyclist.</p>
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<p>I moved back here about 5 years ago and I hear that things are progressing in Buffalo, hopefully it will everywhere but with recent cyclist/vehicle news, I fear that things are going in the other direction.</p> The database is a good resour…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-28:2211490:Comment:9970772016-06-28T18:09:40.914ZTimhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TimRoby
<p>The database is a good resource for people that go out of their way to harass cyclists.</p>
<p>The database is a good resource for people that go out of their way to harass cyclists.</p> not trying to call you on tha…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-28:2211490:Comment:9970142016-06-28T14:13:17.206ZIrvin Steinerthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/IrvinSteinert
<p>not trying to call you on that just trying to understand the situation. I haven't biked in the city since the early nineties and there were a total number of 0 bike lanes at that time. I am interested to know how left turns are done from bike lanes. I understand that in Europe they tend to turn right and then U turn and wait at the light again, but I know this is not Europe.</p>
<p>I ride in the suburbs where there seems to be total confusion on bicyclist road behavior. I often have oncoming…</p>
<p>not trying to call you on that just trying to understand the situation. I haven't biked in the city since the early nineties and there were a total number of 0 bike lanes at that time. I am interested to know how left turns are done from bike lanes. I understand that in Europe they tend to turn right and then U turn and wait at the light again, but I know this is not Europe.</p>
<p>I ride in the suburbs where there seems to be total confusion on bicyclist road behavior. I often have oncoming cars begin to stop as I take the lane (for a left turn as example) which throws off timing and confuses everyone. It's like "oh no, A cyclist in the road, let's all stop and let the crazy person ride through" when all they really need to do is just keep driving because I'm not crazy or ill behaved (but they don't know that) so not wanting to hit me they just stop unless I wave at them to continue.</p> Just today around noon or jus…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-25:2211490:Comment:9966862016-06-25T18:21:04.344ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
Just today around noon or just before noon, I'm biking down Division going east crossing Ashland, and I see a cyclist in front of me who had taken the right lane (as the bike lane disappears there and there was a cyclist to his right).<br />
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Some guy in a Jeep Cherokee (I think) takes offense to a bike in front of him impeding his progress so he decides to try to teach the cyclist a lesson and swerves to go around the cyclist but when the car and bike are parallel the driver jukes right in a…
Just today around noon or just before noon, I'm biking down Division going east crossing Ashland, and I see a cyclist in front of me who had taken the right lane (as the bike lane disappears there and there was a cyclist to his right).<br />
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Some guy in a Jeep Cherokee (I think) takes offense to a bike in front of him impeding his progress so he decides to try to teach the cyclist a lesson and swerves to go around the cyclist but when the car and bike are parallel the driver jukes right in a threatening manner, veering right and then left as if to prove a point.<br />
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Afterword they stop at the next light and some words are exchanged before the guy in the Jeep speeds off. I approached the cyclist and told him the plate number (215 110) and also about the close call database (I may report this myself when I'm back at work where I can retrieve my login/pw for it).<br />
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Turns out the cyclist was Adam from Pedal to the People, who has done work on my bikes before, btw. Because I turn from Madison o…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-21:2211490:Comment:9955282016-06-21T16:36:06.087ZTimhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TimRoby
<p>Because I turn from Madison onto Franklin, then go up two blocks and turn left onto Randolph. Like I mentioned, cars in the left lane are ALWAYS stopped at either the Washington stoplight or backed up to turn left at Randolph so I am safely and easily able to go up the left side and avoid bothering anyone (except our friend in the BMW this time). I suppose if you, or this driver wanted to call me on that, you could.... In this particular situation, I slowed down this driver from getting to…</p>
<p>Because I turn from Madison onto Franklin, then go up two blocks and turn left onto Randolph. Like I mentioned, cars in the left lane are ALWAYS stopped at either the Washington stoplight or backed up to turn left at Randolph so I am safely and easily able to go up the left side and avoid bothering anyone (except our friend in the BMW this time). I suppose if you, or this driver wanted to call me on that, you could.... In this particular situation, I slowed down this driver from getting to the line of cars stopped at the stoplight by about 50 feet, then once we both got through the stoplight, he was stopped by the Randolph stoplight and a line of cars stopped waiting to turn left onto Randolph. If traffic is rally moving and I feel like it's dangerous, I do take the bikelane, but traffic is pretty slow there just after 5 on weekdays.</p> Just wondering why you weren'…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-14:2211490:Comment:9945952016-06-14T13:55:45.614ZIrvin Steinerthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/IrvinSteinert
<p>Just wondering why you weren't using the bike lane? Not that you have to or even that you should but from what I can see on google street view there is a really nice bike lake there that I would certainly use if I was riding that way.</p>
<p>Just wondering why you weren't using the bike lane? Not that you have to or even that you should but from what I can see on google street view there is a really nice bike lake there that I would certainly use if I was riding that way.</p> Prosecution, no. However, it…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9938662016-06-10T17:43:25.910ZRyan Dhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RyanDurrie
<p>Prosecution, no. However, it will add impetus for police to look in the first place, additional information for witness statements and reactions during sentencing, and allow other cyclists to have an idea of where dangerous drivers are. </p>
<p>Prosecution, no. However, it will add impetus for police to look in the first place, additional information for witness statements and reactions during sentencing, and allow other cyclists to have an idea of where dangerous drivers are. </p> I agree you should report, bu…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9938512016-06-10T16:23:09.761ZCooper Hofstadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CooperHofstad
<p>I agree you should report, but it would not add anything to a prosecution from an evidentiary point of view.</p>
<p>I agree you should report, but it would not add anything to a prosecution from an evidentiary point of view.</p> What a Jackass!tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9941262016-06-10T16:23:00.062ZChristopherMCAhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/christophermca
<p>What a Jackass!</p>
<p>What a Jackass!</p>