What's this doing in the bike lane?

Share your pics, videos, streets, stories of what you find in the bike lane of the non-bike variety that has an impact on your ride and/or your safety. I've decided to keep it a little more open ended - cars, snow, buses, garbage, cabs, etc. If they shouldn't be in the bike lane, go ahead and add it to this thread. Please be safe if you are taking pics or video! :-)

My hope is that we can collectively build some evidence of what we see when riding in the city with the overall hope of better enforcement of "bikes only" and improving maintenance.

Update: More Hashtags to Capture Vehicles in the Bike Lane

With popular hashtags:
#BikeLaneShaming

#LaneSpreading (Chicago Bike Selling)

#ClearTheWay (ActiveTrans), there are many options to capture violations.

We think you should use ALL of them AND post your photos on The Chainlink. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on February 10, 2017 at 7:29am

Roosevelt Road and Paulina, 02/10/017 @ 11:45am

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Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on February 10, 2017 at 11:51am

I almost got clipped by a van going around the last two a**holes. Getting really f*cking tired of this.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce on February 10, 2017 at 11:57am

That's why I try to look for an opening in traffic where I can move out and "take the lane" by riding right in the middle while I pass bike-lane obstructions, then move back over. I have to do that all the time on Harrison between the river and the expressway, in the case of passing by the darned greyhound station, the Mexican restaurant where there is almost always a truck parked during morning rush hour, and the Post Office where there are almost ALWAYS vehicles in the bike lane in both directions.

Sometimes somebody will drive over into the opposite lane to get around me but mostly they wait behind me. I almost always try to hold my hand up really high and wide to signal as I move over. Often times people seem to understand my intentions and the reasons behind them. Occasionally I get honks or whatever.

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Permalink Reply by Lori W on February 11, 2017 at 9:32am

This guy was shaking his hand wanting to know why I took his picture. He was sitting there for quite awhile. This was on Dearborn, where he had to drive between the cones to even get there.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce on February 11, 2017 at 10:58am

what kind of license plate is that that ends in PT ?

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on February 11, 2017 at 11:38am

According to ChicagoCop.com, PT means "public transportation"

http://chicagocop.com/html/resources/license_plate_registration_cod...

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Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on February 13, 2017 at 11:56am

Two more contestants for "Life's Biggest Losers".

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Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on February 14, 2017 at 2:20am

1850 W. Roosevelt Road - 02/14/2017 - 7am - everyday someone parks like this, all day long. There is also usually someone parked at the closer end of this picture parked at an angle as well.