“2 designated bike lanes”
Op had an option to not be in danger then. They were in the car lane to feel the drama.
So you’re assuming the bike was in a car lane instead of a car trying to drive in the designated bike lane?
Considering the car was going 70 in a thirty it doesn’t sound like he obeyed the rules of the road.
So you’re assuming the bike was in a car lane instead of a car trying to drive in the designated bike lane?
You’re picking and choosing assumptions that suit your preference.
Considering the car was going 70 in a thirty it doesn’t sound like he obeyed the rules of the road.
Nor did the cyclist. Two wrongs don’t make you right.
Nor did the cyclist. Two wrongs don’t make you right.
Again there is no reason to assume the cyclist isn’t in the bike lane or is breaking any kind of law. You just decided entirely on your own that they must be in the road.
I saw a car driving on the bike path just yesterday. Not even a bike lane, I completely separate path on the side of the road separated by a big ditch. They drove on the bike path to avoid traffic lights.
If we’re going by anecdotes, I saw a cyclist ignore a red last week and in the past month several ignore stop signs.
We aren’t going by anecdotes. We are going by what’s most reasonable to assume.
You’re picking and choosing assumptions that suit your preference.
That’s pretty rich considering you’re assuming OP (on a bike) specifically mentioned two designated bike lanes, decided to ride in the road instead, then told all of us so we would know he’s a jerk.
If they were riding in the road they wouldn’t have mentioned the bike lanes at all so they looked like the “good guy”
“So I was stomping on some kittens right, then this guy cut in line at Walmart right in front of me! What a jerk”
Why would someone include the part of the story that made them the bad guy?
You are the one assuming whatever fits you’re narrative the best. You must drive a BMW and are here to troll bike riders.
And where did they say the car drive in the bike lane? They didn’t. This is your narrative.
Op said they were on a bike. Op said there were two designated bike lanes. Ok said car nearly hit them.
One of two things must be true.
Car entered the bike lane. A thing that happens often.
Op was riding in the traffic lane instead of the two designated bike lanes, then posted about it, and specifically mentioned the two bike lanes they were not using for no reason other than to make themself look bad. A thing that doesn’t happen often.
You see how short one explanation is compared to the other? Yeah the short explanation is probably what happened. It’s the most likely explanation.
It does happen often. Many Cyclists often do not obey road rules. ‘Rules are for thee and not for me.’ And it’s hilarious you think anyone that entitled has any self observation enough to think they would look bad while doing so. Riding a bike should absolutely require a license to be out on the road.
And BMW drivers are well known for their courtesy on the road? Oh right even car drivers know people who drive bmws think they are special and do whatever they want.
Go home troll.
I love the drama of getting hit by cars on the way to pick up my kid
So you admit you don’t use the designated bike lanes
Electric rage.
The Dutch have the best traffic rules and laws giving the advantages to the bicyclists. Driving in and out of traffic circle is a neck breaking experience.
Just last week I was almost run over by a silver honda civic while trying to use the crosswalk, said civic driver proceeded to honk and and yell at me for being in the way. Somehow, that’s the second time I’ve almost been almost run over and then honked at by someone in a silver honda civic.
Tesla drivers have been overtaking (or at least rising to the level of) BMW drivers as the worst on the road.
Around here the worst drivers are mostly larger cars. Broncos, wagoneer, range rovers, etc. Tesla drivers sometimes try to get zippy, same as BMW sefan drivers, etc. But the larger car drivers are aggressive af, tailing you reeeeeeeal close for however long it takes before they can whip around you.
I don’t agree. In fact, the Tesla drivers around me are some of the better drivers. I still hate Tesla though.
That has not been my experience at all. I guess we just need more data.
Every Tesla driver I’ve seen in traffic has driven like they expect the car to drive itself if they fuck up. I would bet money that most people who got a Tesla want the self-driving features because they can’t fucking drive.
I could have written the exact same paragraph even though I live on the other side of the planet. It’s crazy how universal this shit seems to be.
nta, the biker was going too slowly unless they were on a step hill, bikes only deserve respect when they are going at least 35 kmh
That ad at though at the end. 🤏
Anybody have experience adding a dashcam to their bike? I wonder if documenting these cases could help start change
There’s an app for that - it’s called, succinctly, “dashcam for your bike”. They sell clip-on phone holders for your bike and do some image stabilization in the video they record, and have integration so you can report people/items blocking the bike lane to the local infrastructure. Would recommend.
I can only imagine the invisible typewriter used by my city when a report comes in like that.
Forwarded directly to the “we’ll get right on that” department
Heh, full disclosure: I was in a startup program with the dude who makes it so I’m def biased, but in Pittsburgh they put bollards on a road to establish separation for the bike lane with credit to the reports from the app giving them historical tracking on how prevalent it was. So yeah, reports may not send out someone posthaste, but they can improve the situation for sure.
That works. Also, having the bike lane on an elevated level above car traffic works well.
Go on ‘The Youtube’, there are thousands of videos of bicyclists with dash cams in hairy situations.
The BMW comes with the special edition highway code has that extra rule at the end.
I didn’t think it was true until I was a passenger in one and the driver - whom I previously thought to be a semi-sane human - missed the motorway junction that we wanted; this is no problem at all for BMW, it has hazards and a reversing gear . . . genius!
Yeah, some drivers seem to DGAG about the rules. Like I’m cycling straight and you’re turning, asshole, honk whatever you want. [Note: applicable to Russia, your experiences may vary]
BMW lost any enthusiasm from me when they introduced subscription car features. I think they did it before anyone else.
Now I’m happy to think of BMW as full-throated supporters of the German Reich.
As someone who does enjoy cars, fuck BMW owners, they are always the stupidest, angriest, pettiest drivers on the road. I wouldn’t invite one to my wedding.
I’m just saying this because yesterday I drove behind a BMW M5 driver who was the exact opposite of an aggressive driver. They were so cautious and considerate of others around them I actually took notice. Broke my world for a moment, I expected them to be a jerk but nope. It was a welcomed weird.
I divorced one and they are now with another BMW driver.
Oh no they teamed up! Twice the terror!
Yeah, now there is nobody who can stop them.
Treating bikers poorly is not just a U.S. thing, I’ve seen it the EU too, pretty nasty interactions. Drivers should be heavily fined for endangering people in more vulnerable situations.
If the only consequence of breaking the law is a fine, then it’s legal for the rich to do it. If a person can not be trusted to drive safely, they shouldn’t be allowed to drive.
Fined? They shouldn’t have the privilege of driving.
Then they will just drive without a driving license like sovcits and police just won’t bother pulling them over.
Sounds about right. I had a similar encounter with a commercial minivan driver on a 30 kph backstreet in Toronto.