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 March 3, 2016 at 8:21am

And, let's not forget about Dispatch Taxi using the bike lane as a staging area.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on March 4, 2016 at 5:33am

Add Uber to the list.

Permalink Reply by Julie M. on March 2, 2016 at 7:16am

Pace vans in the bike lane there feel like the bane of my existence.  I've documented them parked there numerous times over the years and emailed Pace several times without response.  I now just post the pictures on twitter.  Pace has responded with a non-committal answer once or twice to twitter postings but the problem hasn't stopped.  GSA in that building wouldn't do anything about it either.  Even if they need curb access for their passengers they could stand on Jackson.  

Permalink Reply by Raoul Duke on March 3, 2016 at 9:54am

Been riding for JJ in Goose Island for a month or so.

FEDEX is without a doubt the number one offender on Halsted in between North Ave and Madison. I'd bet I've seen over 20 branded trucks completely in bike lane. I usually give them a nice knock knock and choice words. Never stop to talk about it. 

Permalink Reply by Sam I am on March 4, 2016 at 3:55am

So you can call 311 for this?

Permalink Reply by Brad Bauer on March 4, 2016 at 3:59am

Thats every. Single. Day on that stretch of Dearborn.

Permalink Reply by Brad Bauer on March 4, 2016 at 4:12am

Nooo! You can't park in the actual space:

1) you could get ticketed. its well established that getting ticketed for parking in a bike lane happens never.

2) you'd have to carry your body and whatever thing you have with you an extra 10 feet

Permalink Reply by Mike McCune on February 2, 2017 at 4:55am

I saw a car in the bike lane with a ticket once. Only once...

Permalink Reply by Bruce on February 2, 2017 at 7:52am

Last Sunday I was heartened to see not one but TWO cars, with hazards blinking, being towed, at the same time, from the bike lane in front of the Harrison Street post office!

Permalink Reply by R W on February 2, 2017 at 8:34am

Wow, that's wonderful, and something I never thought I would see. Last night, as I rode by, I noticed, in the bike lane: 1 CPD cruiser, 1 postal police car, and just to round out the mix a private security contractor vehicle. So it's great to hear that those lanes are occasionally enforced, as taking the lane can be dicey the way people drive after coming of Congress onto Harrison. 

Permalink Reply by David P. on March 4, 2016 at 7:40am

911. If you are making a call for something for which you require a response from police, it is a 911 call. I used to think it was 311, too ("it's not an emergency") but if you call 311 they'll direct you to 911. I have called 911 on offenders like the driver of that Grand Cherokee before. Sometimes just doing that within earshot of them gets them to move.

Permalink Reply by Maurice on March 4, 2016 at 8:44am

Every time I see this (which is all the damn time), I think of the guy in NYC who filmed himself deliberately crashing his bike full speed into cars parked in the bike lane after an idiot cop ticketed him for (legally) cycling outside of the bike lane.  

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