A year of dangerous passes. AKA a 40 second argument for why we need massive, urgent investment in safe, dedicated facilities for people traveling by bicycle.
Every street for everyone.
@DrTCombs That black jeep at 0:19 and 0:24 is the same one, right?
@thomasconnor yep. I've got almost a dozen videos of that same black jeep.
the green prius is also a frequent star in my video collection.
@DrTCombs Uuuuuugggghhhhhh that's horrible.
@DrTCombs I got sweaty palms just watching this... and there's definitely a car size pattern to be found in these clips. Big sigh.
Please stay safe! Very glad you're recording these.
@DrTCombs You’re fighting the good fight! This is why I “take the lane”. Even though I hate doing it because I feel like I’m in everybody’s way, it’s just so much safer when drivers can’t choose to make a close pass because there’s no room to do so. I expect I’ll survive the honks and indignation better than the close passes. Also our curses at the unsafe passers are almost exactly the same!
@CargoBikeLife I take the lane in a lot of instances, but have been close passed then as well. Increasingly, it just feels like drivers DGAF.
Also, taking the lane is a bold move. It may be the safest place to be somtimes, but it's a hard sell to convince a newbie that they or their kids are safest when they're smack in the middle of the road.
If we want more people to feel like riding a bike will work for them, we can't have streets that require them to have superhero skills or bravery.
@DrTCombs Absolutely agree!
The crazy thing is, I don't even ride that much. Between commuting, the school run, and occasional errands, I average <20 miles on my bike a week.
And still, I have motorists threaten my life on a weekly basis.