Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law

Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law by aeternus on Thursday April 11, 2019 @02:01PM (#19637374)

My guess is that the driver had been yelled at by a biker in the past. I've seen bikers chew out drivers, or yell profanities many times in SF. They sometimes/usually have a good reason to do so, but that kind of behavior just breeds contempt and animosity between the two groups.

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Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law by sgarman on Thursday April 11, 2019 @02:13PM (#19637479)

I think that's reasonable and sometimes find myself in that group. Instead of yelling what do you think the is the best way to handle a driver intentionally running you off the road?

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Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law by JohnFen on Thursday April 11, 2019 @05:18PM (#19639315)

I wouldn't hesitate to note their license plate # and report them to the police. It may not help, but it might -- particularly if more than one person reports the same car over time.

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Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law by rhinoceraptor on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:08PM (#19638095)

Take out their valve cores once they park? :)

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Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law by actuator on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:11PM (#19638114)

Yeah, sometimes they have. Once riding around a bike near Powell street in SF in a bike lane with 10 mph limit. A car approached me from behind. Initially it was probably at 40 mph but it slowed down as it came near me. But it was scary as hell as you have inherent assumptions when you are in a bike lane.

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