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 Argonne69 on
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333 N Desplaines St. 311 report submitted.
9-40-060 Driving, standing or parking on bicycle paths or lanes prohibited. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not drive, unless entering or exiting a legal parking space, or stand, or park the vehicle upon any on-street path or lane designated by official signs or markings for the use of bicycles, or otherwise drive or place the vehicle in such a manner as to impede bicycle traffic on such path or lane. The driver of a vehicle shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any lane designated by pavement markings for the shared use of motor vehicles and bicycles, or place the vehicle in such a manner as to impede bicycle traffic on such lane; provided, however, the driver of a bus may stop the bus in any such lane (i) at a designated bus stop for the purpose of loading or unloading of passengers, (ii) in case of an emergency; or (iii) as permitted in Section 9-48-050(d) of this Code. In addition to the fine provided in Section 9-4-025 of this Code, any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be subject to an immediate tow and removal to a city vehicle pound or authorized garage.
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Permalink Reply by aLex on
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Hello. I’m genuinely curious and not flaming. Does calling 311 do anything? If one submits photos, are the drivers later ticketed? Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on
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I don't think bike lanes are a panacea for everything to encourage bike riding but I do accept them as a lot of help.
Think of a shady tree on a hot summer day. Riding in a 100° day, it's not an air-conditioned tavern but it's still a good place to stop and rest. You still need to stay hydrated, you still need to dress appropriately. But the shade helps.
There might be some drawbacks to a shady tree. Bees nest? Mosquitos?
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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on
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Hello aLex. Although many things in life seem frustrating and fruitless the process for worthwhile change is indeed a difficult journey. But eventually I am confident that in the near future we will prevail in achieving positive results for our community in this matter.
I encourage you to become involved with Bike Lane Uprising. We will succeed for the good of our cycling community together. Thank you.
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Permalink Reply by V W on
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311 isn't nearly as responsive as they need to be, but we need people like Argonne to keep fighting the good fight. If no one called 311 or voiced any complaints then the lack of enforcement issue would be that much harder to overcome.
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I doubt anything is being done with the 311 data. When the city added the code to the 311 system to report vehicles in the bike lanes, they mentioned that they were going to use the data to identify hotspots. Well, I've identified several hotspots, and I've yet to see a single Finance Dept. ticket person in any of them.
I also submit the reports to Bike Lane Uprising, and the group has made some progress.
Unfortunately there is no provision in the law to ticket drivers after the fact. I'd love to see that change. I've personally documented close to 1500 violations in the past 2 years. At $300/$150 each, that's some decent $$$ for the city.
P.S. F*ck off, clp.
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4-20-19 Lake Shore Drive early morning crash onto Lake Front Trail path upon the Diversey Harbor Bridge. Photo Credit: Stephen Boisvert.
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One Dead After Fatal Crash on Lake Shore Drive. 4-20-19 at 12:16pm.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/20/fatal-crash-lake-shore-drive/
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225 N Franklin St. 311 report submitted.
9-40-060 Driving, standing or parking on bicycle paths or lanes prohibited. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not drive, unless entering or exiting a legal parking space, or stand, or park the vehicle upon any on-street path or lane designated by official signs or markings for the use of bicycles, or otherwise drive or place the vehicle in such a manner as to impede bicycle traffic on such path or lane. The driver of a vehicle shall not stand or park the vehicle upon any lane designated by pavement markings for the shared use of motor vehicles and bicycles, or place the vehicle in such a manner as to impede bicycle traffic on such lane; provided, however, the driver of a bus may stop the bus in any such lane (i) at a designated bus stop for the purpose of loading or unloading of passengers, (ii) in case of an emergency; or (iii) as permitted in Section 9-48-050(d) of this Code. In addition to the fine provided in Section 9-4-025 of this Code, any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be subject to an immediate tow and removal to a city vehicle pound or authorized garage.
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