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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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Happy Friday!

I can relate. Lots of people think they are the only people that matter. It's a disregard for your fellow human being, these people are probably shitty people, in general, to strangers. You'll encounter these types of people everywhere, in town when you're on your bike, on the highway when you're driving out of state, at the post office when everyone else is in line, etc etc.

Michelle said:

What in the fuck is wrong with people?!
Oh for sure, and I ride my bike every day and see all kinda if idiots. These people were particularly violently aggressive, and it seemed to be more on purpose than it was being clueless or rushing to get somewhere.



Will G - 10mi said:

I can relate. Lots of people think they are the only people that matter. It's a disregard for your fellow human being, these people are probably shitty people, in general, to strangers. You'll encounter these types of people everywhere, in town when you're on your bike, on the highway when you're driving out of state, at the post office when everyone else is in line, etc etc.

Michelle said:

What in the fuck is wrong with people?!
I can't even begin to list all the ridiculous stuff I saw in about 10 minutes during evening rush today. Every idiot and his brother was out.

Someone got hurt/killed?

Michael Perez said:


Did you encounter and witnessed the guy in a green shirt riding a road bike heading northbound who ran the light at Halsted and Webster who have received a double whammy by the cars heading east and west?
Maurice said:
I can't even begin to list all the ridiculous stuff I saw in about 10 minutes during evening rush today. Every idiot and his brother was out.

38 mph on your track bike? how many sensor magnets do you have on your wheel?

I'm sorry, I honestly still don't get it.  Did the cars hit him or not?

Michael Perez said:


The jackass almost did. He didn't like that I flew past him going 38 on my track bike today. The idiotic thing he did was fly on the sidewalk going nearly the same speed I was as I was slowing down on before I hit the light. He jumped from the sidewalk to the street and ran the light and turned and gave me a grin as the cars launched from both ends. I just watched him almost get killed as I waited patiently for the light. People like him shouldn't own fancy road bikes.
h' 1.0 said:

Someone got hurt/killed?

Michael Perez said:


Did you encounter and witnessed the guy in a green shirt riding a road bike heading northbound who ran the light at Halsted and Webster who have received a double whammy by the cars heading east and west?
Maurice said:
I can't even begin to list all the ridiculous stuff I saw in about 10 minutes during evening rush today. Every idiot and his brother was out.

28 mph. Really?  Is your speedometer properly calibrated?

Michael Perez said:

WOAH!!!! Smartphone typo. I meant to say 28. I just have one. I probably went faster since I catch the warmth of the vehicles passing by which helps me increase my speed from time to time and I glance at my speedometer. I did top it out before on a hill run and caused to read zero after i topped it out.

Michael A said:

38 mph on your track bike? how many sensor magnets do you have on your wheel?

What does that mean? I am not familiar with that term.

Michael Perez said:

[...] and I ride on rubberbands.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

28 mph. Really?  Is your speedometer properly calibrated?

Michael Perez said:

WOAH!!!! Smartphone typo. I meant to say 28. I just have one. I probably went faster since I catch the warmth of the vehicles passing by which helps me increase my speed from time to time and I glance at my speedometer. I did top it out before on a hill run and caused to read zero after i topped it out.

Michael A said:

38 mph on your track bike? how many sensor magnets do you have on your wheel?

This morning was MUCH better. Only one encounter- a dude in a semi parked on the right on Milwaukee let the guy in front of me pass and then almost doored me. Luckily I was JUST far enough out. I yelled careful and cracked up when I heard "watch where you're riding" in reply... I'm in the bike lane jack ass. Where else am I supposed to ride?

That almost nearly caused me to spit my coffee onto my screen. Close call. I was bad myself today. I regret it. Although for the most part safe cycling all around.
 
MikeF said:

I was so bad today, I think I shoaled myself.

missed connecting w/ an oblivious pedestrian by .5 inches biking south on Dearborn yesterday afternoon. She blindly stepped into the bike lane and all I could do was yell "HEY HEY HEY HEY". Someone was biking North so I couldn't swerve. Honestly I don't know how i DIDN't hit her, but I'm so glad we didn't connect. Another biker shouted at her "look to your left!" so i was glad others were lookin out. really shook me up. bunch of dimwits using that bike lane yesterday as an alternative sidewalk. ugh. 

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