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 Cheryl on September 15, 2017 at 5:08am

It's the Fly 6 from Cycliq. What I do is get a screen grab from the video and save it as a JPG file - pretty easy.

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on September 14, 2017 at 3:48am

And then there's this guy who drove in the bike lane behind me for a mile to get by all of the traffic.

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on September 14, 2017 at 5:27am

Ugh! that's when you deploy the trained bats out of your bike's pannier, to fly around him and just poop on him, and scare him. A grown man on a Harley (must be a self centered Wisconsin lovin' cheesehead, since H-Ds are made in WI) can be made to scream like a sissy.

Did you slow down just to let him know he was in the wrong?

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on September 14, 2017 at 7:03am

OMG I left my trained bats at home today!!!!!!! :-( Gotta remember not to do that again. 

Yes, riding slowly in front of jerks like this is a hobby of mine!

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on September 14, 2017 at 4:25am

This Budget truck was blocking the Dearborn bike lanes. No regard for oncoming cycling traffic. I did not edit the video so we can all see the riders going south, had to deal with this truck. I did turn my head around at the red light (the camera is attached to the handlebars) and yes, the truck was there like it belonged there. 

Careful out there...

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on September 14, 2017 at 4:28am

What time did you see the Budget truck? I saw it at...maybe 8:25ish? Wondering how long it was there.

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on September 14, 2017 at 5:17am

Just a few minutes earlier, around 8:20. 

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on September 14, 2017 at 7:06am

Love the guy making a left after your light is green. I'm seeing a lot more of that lately.

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on September 14, 2017 at 7:13am

Must be a Wisconsinite ;) 

Yeah, saw that as well... se that happening at this intersection every day. 

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on September 14, 2017 at 7:36am

LOL. Dang Wisconsinites. ;-)

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on September 14, 2017 at 7:47am

I know right?! especially those with BMW cars. What a bunch of numbnutz they are!

Wondering if that van was a BMWagen special from Wisconsin. Especially from West Allis, where all the Wisconsinites congregate, to drive on bike lanes. 

Permalink Reply by Cheryl on September 14, 2017 at 7:49am

Maybe we can send the Chicagoans who like to drive in bike lanes to West Allis???

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