Trucks parking in bicycle lanes

http://oi68.tinypic.com/23kw8d3.jpg

I talked to the truck driver who was upset that I took a picture of his
truck and calmly explained to him that parking illegally in a bicycle
lane that is signed "No Stopping" was endangering cyclists like the one
in the picture. He was not happy about this explanation and began
verbally abusing me. I kept my cool. It's a terribly designed shopping
center and it's hard to do deliveries so trucks do this all the time.

I sent the photo to the sheriff's captain and our Public Works director
(a cyclist). I guess because I take office tomorrow I have a little more
influence now and got responses from both very quickly. They are going
to talk to the business owners and increase enforcement, and next year
they are going to begin working on a physical barrier which is really
the only practical solution since you can't expect the police to
constantly be monitoring the situation.

Traffic calming is one of my big pet peeves (of which I have a great many).

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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 5:17:08 PM UTC-8, sms wrote:
http://oi68.tinypic.com/23kw8d3.jpg

I talked to the truck driver who was upset that I took a picture of his
truck and calmly explained to him that parking illegally in a bicycle
lane that is signed "No Stopping" was endangering cyclists like the one
in the picture. He was not happy about this explanation and began
verbally abusing me. I kept my cool. It's a terribly designed shopping
center and it's hard to do deliveries so trucks do this all the time.

I sent the photo to the sheriff's captain and our Public Works director
(a cyclist). I guess because I take office tomorrow I have a little more
influence now and got responses from both very quickly. They are going
to talk to the business owners and increase enforcement, and next year
they are going to begin working on a physical barrier which is really
the only practical solution since you can't expect the police to
constantly be monitoring the situation.

Traffic calming is one of my big pet peeves (of which I have a great many).

I'm not terribly impressed by the supposed danger being that my morning commute includes this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgYXYtzbv0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H27pqi_7yGA

Your road looks incredible -- sunny, warm, wide empty lanes and plenty of room to maneuver around one illegally parked truck. Shame on the truck, but throwing up barriers and creating a chute would be like killing gophers with an A-bomb. I hate chutes.

-- Jay Beattie.

On 12/7/2016 7:41 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 5:17:08 PM UTC-8, sms wrote:
http://oi68.tinypic.com/23kw8d3.jpg

I talked to the truck driver who was upset that I took a picture of his
truck and calmly explained to him that parking illegally in a bicycle
lane that is signed "No Stopping" was endangering cyclists like the one
in the picture. He was not happy about this explanation and began
verbally abusing me. I kept my cool. It's a terribly designed shopping
center and it's hard to do deliveries so trucks do this all the time.

I sent the photo to the sheriff's captain and our Public Works director
(a cyclist). I guess because I take office tomorrow I have a little more
influence now and got responses from both very quickly. They are going
to talk to the business owners and increase enforcement, and next year
they are going to begin working on a physical barrier which is really
the only practical solution since you can't expect the police to
constantly be monitoring the situation.

Traffic calming is one of my big pet peeves (of which I have a great many).

I'm not terribly impressed by the supposed danger being that my morning commute includes this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgYXYtzbv0w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H27pqi_7yGA

Your road looks incredible -- sunny, warm, wide empty lanes and plenty of room to maneuver around one illegally parked truck. Shame on the truck, but throwing up barriers and creating a chute would be like killing gophers with an A-bomb. I hate chutes.

-- Jay Beattie.


right. Where are you going to ride once the snow is piled up
over half the lane?

--
Andrew Muzi
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Open every day since 1 April, 1971

MY VOTE: deliverymen have priority.

dilettante politicians take the bus

On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 5:17:08 PM UTC-8, sms wrote:
http://oi68.tinypic.com/23kw8d3.jpg

I talked to the truck driver who was upset that I took a picture of his
truck and calmly explained to him that parking illegally in a bicycle
lane that is signed "No Stopping" was endangering cyclists like the one
in the picture. He was not happy about this explanation and began
verbally abusing me. I kept my cool. It's a terribly designed shopping
center and it's hard to do deliveries so trucks do this all the time.

I sent the photo to the sheriff's captain and our Public Works director
(a cyclist). I guess because I take office tomorrow I have a little more
influence now and got responses from both very quickly. They are going
to talk to the business owners and increase enforcement, and next year
they are going to begin working on a physical barrier which is really
the only practical solution since you can't expect the police to
constantly be monitoring the situation.

Traffic calming is one of my big pet peeves (of which I have a great many).

What about the women walking three abreast on the san thomas aquino bike path, between cabrillo and 101? Here you are cruising along getting a great workout on the way to work and you have to slow all the way down to walking speed whether you chide them or not and gawd they ****en **** me off

On 12/7/2016 8:15 PM, sms wrote:
http://oi68.tinypic.com/23kw8d3.jpg

I talked to the truck driver who was upset that I took a picture of his
truck and calmly explained to him that parking illegally in a bicycle
lane that is signed "No Stopping" was endangering cyclists like the one
in the picture. He was not happy about this explanation and began
verbally abusing me. I kept my cool. It's a terribly designed shopping
center and it's hard to do deliveries so trucks do this all the time.

OTOH, it doesn't look very difficult to merge left and pass...

I sent the photo to the sheriff's captain and our Public Works director
(a cyclist). I guess because I take office tomorrow I have a little more
influence now and got responses from both very quickly. They are going
to talk to the business owners and increase enforcement, and next year
they are going to begin working on a physical barrier which is really
the only practical solution since you can't expect the police to
constantly be monitoring the situation.

It doesn't surprise me that Scharf is a "protected cycle track"
advocate. Sheesh.


--
- Frank Krygowski

On 12-07-2016 19:45, AMuzi wrote:
right. Where are you going to ride once the snow is piled up over half
the lane?

Merchants in Fort Wayne are happy we spent all that money to give them a
convenient place to put the snow from their parking lots. Even though
we call it a bike path.

--
Wes Groleau

On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 12:03:56 AM UTC-5, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 12-07-2016 19:45, AMuzi wrote:
right. Where are you going to ride once the snow is piled up over half
the lane?

Merchants in Fort Wayne are happy we spent all that money to give them a
convenient place to put the snow from their parking lots. Even though
we call it a bike path.

--
Wes Groleau

doug needs a traditional sound bell. a bell delvers to the strollers nervous systems ...I have extreme problems with GP cyclists...their systems bear no response just zero

shoulders n berms are constructed for emergencies...here disabled oil tankers

goo.gl/2V4SvG

west texas is made for 140 in the Ferrari

On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 11:07:31 AM UTC-5, DATAKOLL MARINE RESEARCH wrote:
On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 12:03:56 AM UTC-5, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 12-07-2016 19:45, AMuzi wrote:
right. Where are you going to ride once the snow is piled up over half
the lane?

Merchants in Fort Wayne are happy we spent all that money to give them a
convenient place to put the snow from their parking lots. Even though
we call it a bike path.

--
Wes Groleau

doug needs a traditional sound bell. a bell delvers to the strollers nervous systems ...I have extreme problems with GP cyclists...their systems bear no response just zero

shoulders n berms are constructed for emergencies...here disabled oil tankers

goo.gl/2V4SvG

west texas is made for 140 in the Ferrari

http://www.bing.com/search?q=Wan+Cha...161208_0800%22

On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 5:17:08 PM UTC-8, sms wrote:
http://oi68.tinypic.com/23kw8d3.jpg

I talked to the truck driver who was upset that I took a picture of his
truck and calmly explained to him that parking illegally in a bicycle
lane that is signed "No Stopping" was endangering cyclists like the one
in the picture. He was not happy about this explanation and began
verbally abusing me. I kept my cool. It's a terribly designed shopping
center and it's hard to do deliveries so trucks do this all the time.

I sent the photo to the sheriff's captain and our Public Works director
(a cyclist). I guess because I take office tomorrow I have a little more
influence now and got responses from both very quickly. They are going
to talk to the business owners and increase enforcement, and next year
they are going to begin working on a physical barrier which is really
the only practical solution since you can't expect the police to
constantly be monitoring the situation.

Traffic calming is one of my big pet peeves (of which I have a great many).

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Bicyclists who believe that other people should not make a living are one of the problems of why they are held in such low esteem. What you meant is that YOU might have been slowed down and wait for traffic to pass the truck before proceeding. My how respectful of you towards other people's jobs.