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You blew the red light east bound on Lawrence at Damen at 5:26 pm this evening.

 

There was enough time for the biker in front of me to make it half way into the intersection, northbound on Damen, before you came whizzing past my front wheel.

 

I yelled "You're an idiot!" at your big haired chick, self, and you looked back at me. I meant it!

 

I woulda testified for any of the cars, that managed to not kill you, if they had.

 

Keep riding like a tard!

love,

gabe

 

Witness bad behavior during your commute? Feel free to post. Maybe that lovely human can read it and think they are famous. Maybe you can also inspire the whole generation of kids to shower but we can start with small things.

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Good man.

Cyclists (and pedestrians) that disregard left turn arrows are the worst. They all seem to think they know something everyone else doesn't, unfortunately that something is "I can screw up an entire intersection all by myself."

Sounds like you did the right thing. Thanks for sharing.

I was in a crash on the lakefront path yesterday. Another bike and I were going pretty fast, but he freaked out after deciding he didn't wanna pass someone and slammed his brakes. I had nowhere to go, so I had to hit my brakes too and I went down, sliding right into him already on the ground.

I got some bad scrapes on my elbow, but I cracked my ribs on the left side and I'll be off the bike for 1 month. :( :( :(

The worst part of it, honestly, is that the path was very busy, and nobody stopped at all to check up, even though I was on the ground on my back, unable to speak for a minute. Not the casual commuters, not the roadies in full kit, nobody. Please check up on each other in these cases!

Aw crap!  Sorry to hear you crashed and can't ride for a while.  That sucks.  I'm also outraged that no one stopped.  We all have to do better than that.

Yes...I'm surprised no one stopped for a crashed cyclist. It's one thing if a cyclist is off to the side with an obvious flat tire or other mechanical problem--if a person has no mechanical skills, there's not much help to offer--but a downed cyclist...you'd think fellow cyclists (or really just a human) would come to a halt.

"People--they're the worst!"

Hope you get well soon.

thank you lisa and alex!!

I'd like to apologize to the driver of the red pick-up truck who was turning north onto Halsted from Jackson last Friday at about 5:45.

My friend, I am truly sorry that I made you jump by blowing my air horn next to your open driver's window. In my defense I should point out that you were turning *left*, across a bike lane, with another car signaling for a left turn from the actual left turn lane. Next time you do this bone-head move, if you at least check your mirrors for bike traffic, you will find it easier to forgive me for startling you. :-)

/s

Steve

To the sociopath in the attached photo, who nearly ran over my child in a bike trailer on Clark at Wilson where there was no room to swing around because of the broken pavement. I hope my words got through your thick skull, or that you never come back to Chicago, because you are going to kill someone driving like that. Next time I call the police.
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if only the police would do anything about it if you called. based on the picture: the driver has rage issues, and he either lives in the Chicago area or is here frequently, (Michigan tags, Al Piemonte Ford license plate frame; gonna guess he has a "vacation" home in Michigan that is very convenient for registration purposes). glad you had a camera running to capture this POS, and his antics, and that you uploaded a picture so the rest of us can identify him if/when we eventually cross paths with him.

+1

Thanks Sean. It's a cell phone picture, but it does make me think about keeping a camera running all the time.

My friends have a large dog who rides in a trailer with his head visible. Without fail cars give them tons of room, likely because they can actually see the vulnerable creature inside. But yet they buzz a child's trailer.

I'm thinking some kind of reminder that a kid is inside might help. Maybe a baby on board placard or a flag with a sketch of a baby on it.

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