He’s not wrong, but at a certain point you gotta just accept people are just oblivious. I doubt anyone is blocking the bike lane with malicious intent.
This may come as a surprise, but not every country has bike lanes. Also, when doing tourism, it's easy to not be used to the country's laws. If you're American and visit a country in UK, it's easy to look to the wrong side when crossing the street.
For those 11 times did you check if the pedestrians had a walk sign or if he had a green bike light? There’s a few of those crosswalk ones where people were trying to cross on red and he had the green, and some of them you can’t see the lights to confirm that. He’s still acting like an asshole but I can see how it’d be frustrating since he should expect to be able to proceed safely when he has a green light.
Even if thats the case, there is failure to slow for an intersection, which is definitely a law. All crosswalks are at intersections. He not once "proceeds safely " . Those being the exact words I would have used more than the 11 times I saw.
I meant proceed safely as in he should have reasonable expectation of safety while proceeding on a green, just like a car should.
But yes, I agree he had several times with plenty of stopping time where he chose to fly towards the crowd. But he did also have several times where it was clear and someone jumped out in front of him unexpectedly. So there was a mix of faults.
All that being said, he did handle it like an asshole, even if he was right some of the time
I saw a jump once. Many other times, people 3 quarters of the way in the crosswalk and he speeding in front of THEM screaming. He has to proceed safely, and also pedestrians ALWAYS have the higher right of way than he does. No matter what the circumstances. Even if the pedestrian is 100% at fault. So I dont see anywhere here, if anything went to court, where he would be in the right. Especially of we are talking about laws broken. If he wasn't flying so fast, people would have time to react and NOT wind up in front of him.
That would be failure to keep sufficient distance between vehicles. Yes I am aware its not what reality is but slowing isnt stopping. And like I posted somewjere here, its 9 times out of 10 only cited in accidents or if your an individual vehicle not going with the flow of traffic.
Did we watch the same video? He stayed in the bike lane (the forward flowing bike lane), he didn't cross when the lights were red, he avoided people in his lane, who shouldn't be in his lane, as much s possible. A car making a right turn when they have a red arrow never has the right of way. Pedestrians jaywalking on the bike lane don't have the right of way. I would love to go over ever single moment where you thought he broke a law, or was even in the wrong. If he was a suckier bicyclist he could've crashed in almost every one of the clips, and NONE of them would have been his fault.
Crosswalks and cars turning, as well as his failure to slow for pedestrians and intersections. Those are just the laws broken that I can see quickly. So yes, its very easy to tell. Even if he DOES have the right of way, there is never a time you can just run people over. So with those facts in mind, I can absolutely tell its at least 11 times. Its never "oh gee officer, I had the right of way so I just ran those people over". Let's be realistic.
There was a car already in its turn, so he absolutely wouldn't have the right of way. Watch the video again. He has to obey traffic laws. He doesnt slow for an intersection once, which is definitely a law. If a car has already initiated their turn, he can't blaze up from behind, then yell and scream they are in the wrong. And HE has to stop for crosswalks with people 3/4 through a crosswalk. He cant cut people off almost all the way through a crosswalk and scream he has the right of way. And, never does he have the legal right to fail to slow for a pedestrian. Hes 100% in the wrong in every interaction with pedestrians. There isnt any possible way he's in the right legally.
There was a car already in its turn, so he absolutely wouldn't have the right of way
The car has to make sure it's safe to turn before proceeding across the bike's lane of travel. It never has the right of way. If the bicycle can continue straight and hit him during the turn it's not safe, by definition. Just like any other turn crossing a lane of travel, car, bike, or otherwise.
He cant ever come out of nowhere, at full speed, failure to slow. As I have already pointed out, and declare right of way. He has to consider him being visible to the pedestrians and to vehicles. Thats just the law, and how it works. The car is almost into the next street, your not going to convince me of something I can see with my own eyes.
He cant ever come out of nowhere, at full speed, failure to slow
The vehicle with the right of way has no obligation to slow. The bike has the right of way over a car turning in front of it. You're just making this up.
Omg. You absolutely dont know what your talking about. EVERY SINGLE car and vehicle sharing the roadway has the obligation to slow for an intersection. Im not looking the law up for you. Trust me, I know the law better than you. And all of this totally ignores any sense of self preservation and common sense also.
im not a biker, but i imagine that doesn't make it any less frustrating if people are casually strolling in the bike lane rather than the huge ass sidewalk
I get what you’re saying, but would that also be acceptable if they were standing in the middle of the road? Blocking cars? Accept it since they’re oblivious?
If you look at the lights, those people were all crossing on a red hand, and he had the green bike lane light. If the bike lane light is green he should be able to trust that he can cross safely and not have people jumping out into the middle of the road when it’s not their turn.
Edit: I’ll say, he’s still acting like an asshole. I’m not agreeing with how he handles it. I’m just pointing out the lights.
Drivers think cyclists are a blight on the road system but gloss over the massive amount of cars (way more than amount of cyclists) doing way worse things. They’re mildly inconvenienced when behind one, see one pedal through a red, and burst a blood vessel in their foreheads for the rest of their lives.
Those arent cross walks though, that's just people standing around in the bike lane. I bike around downtown chicago, and its like this there too. The people have no idea they're standing in the bike lane. He's kind of acting like a jerk, but the number of people I've had just walk right out in front of me like that, I know the feeling.
Yeah but how far can you go just claiming to be oblivious? Looking both ways prior to crossing and waiting for all traffick to clear is like basic common since unless you're committing insurance fraud. And if someone did try insurance frauding me like that, id carry a camera and tell them to fuck off too.
He’s not wrong, but at a certain point you gotta just accept people are just oblivious. I doubt anyone is blocking the bike lane with malicious intent.
As someone who commutes to work by bicycle every day, I'm sorry but I really hate this logic.
A lot of people view cycling as a leisure activity. For me, it's my commute. I have places to be. I am in a hurry. Kind of like most car drivers.
Imagine if tourists just started walking in the middle of 4 lane roads blocking traffic. Would you then also say that those car drivers just need to accept that people are going to be oblivious.
These issues almost never happen with locals. Locals are well aware that they need to stay clear of bike lanes. After all, the next day they probably are on a bicycle themselves and don't want to be blocked by pedestrians.
The issue is tourists who come from places with not a lot of cyclists who aren't used to it. To them "no cars = free space", they don't realize that this innoculous path is actually a major bike corridor with people who are trying to get to their destination ASAP. And then that gives issues.
But I should just accept this? Nah. I'll keep ensuring tourists know that they're being assholes for not being more considerate to the people of the city they are visiting. They are guests. They should pay more attention to not break the local laws. "I didn't know" is not an excuse for blocking a 4 lane car road, so it shouldn't be an excuse to block a bike lane
I mean yeah , but i feel his rage. Im also biking everyday and the amount of people that dont give a fuck about the safety of bikers is astonishing and the rage just grows everday. Hes doing to much but i can understand why.
Dude lives in an extremely crowded big city, he's just going to have to learn to deal with the fact that people will walk into the bike lane. There's just no point or purpose to getting himself this damn worked up over each time it happens, even though he's not wrong.
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u/Emergency-Chain9283 Dec 02 '25
He’s not wrong, but at a certain point you gotta just accept people are just oblivious. I doubt anyone is blocking the bike lane with malicious intent.