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 JMinHP on January 27, 2016 at 2:44am

Ben, what type of camera do you use?

Permalink Reply by Ben R. on January 27, 2016 at 7:39am

Go pro I got for christmas from my Dad after I got doored. Its nice to be able to swap in/out the batteries and there are lots of mounting options. Though, I would perhaps prefer something that filmed at a bit lower resolution for file sizes, I get about 15 half hour commutes to a 32GB card, then I have to clear it. 

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on January 27, 2016 at 9:05am

Thanks! I have an old (and new) GoPro laying around, but didn't think it would be great for recording commutes due to battery life and limited storage/no option to have new video record over old. Nice to know you can get about 1 weeks worth of commutes on the SD card though. Maybe I'll mount my old one and give it a go.

Permalink Reply by Ben R. on January 27, 2016 at 10:37am

There is an option under the settings to set mine to loop/continuously record over the old video. I have a couple batteries. I do have to charge the battery about every 1-2 hours of usage. When I lock my bike up at work I take the camera out of the case and bring it up with me, I have a USB charger at my desk, so that happens daily. 

Permalink Reply by Patty O'Furniture on January 26, 2016 at 1:18pm
Would this work? Scared I'd catch a curb and eat snow.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on January 27, 2016 at 5:26am
Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on January 27, 2016 at 4:50am

Dunkin Donut run for the person walking toward the truck. 1651 W. Roosevelt Road. Lic. plate M136 285

Permalink Reply by Maurice on January 27, 2016 at 5:31am

Absolutely brutal, considering the gigantic parking lot right there.

Permalink Reply by V W on January 28, 2016 at 7:55am
An hour ago on Washington near Dearborn- this dude just walking and talking on his cell.
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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on January 28, 2016 at 8:19am

Maybe the sidewalk was out of order? Or maybe he loves green? 

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on January 28, 2016 at 11:57am


Parked in the bike lane, she wanted to make sure I run into her because she missed me so much. (Will anyone get the pun with my name involved?)

Permalink Reply by Ben R. on January 28, 2016 at 5:23pm

Call me a curmudgeon , but I have a sense that until people figure out that these lanes - exist? - let alone what to do with them, that these are likely more dangerous than what was there before. I have a sense that the people who have designed and approved these new lanes do not commute by bike regularly? - and maybe that's actually good in that these lanes seem like a idea on paper, and thus will entice novices to give riding in a try. Honestly I'm not sure I have a 'better' idea other than letting the bikes/buses share a lane which I think works pretty well. Anyways, I just hope that by the time spring rolls around people have it figured out. - I'll be honest that it took me a few times biking here to even notice all the new right turn/ bicycle signals were there. And just today I was actually physically 'nudged' by a car that clearly had not seen them as the guy backed up and looked sheepish when I pointed out the signals. Of course it was actually my fault for putting myself in that situation.

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