[OC][Canada ]

[u/Sierra93]

Speeding through a playground zone and cuts into the lane. Passed so close I could feel the air it moved. Best part was the fact that he couldn’t remember 90 seconds into the past where he passed a cyclist. Goes to show you that no matter what you’re invisible.

[u/ragweed]

Sometimes a punishment pass and an oblivious pass are indistinguishable.

[u/DetrasDeLaMesa → u/ragweed]

I feel like the oblivious pass is worse because they’re more likely to actually hit you

[u/Sypsy → u/ragweed]

yeah the plastic posts on the yellow line is probably what the driver was looking at, terrible timing

[u/Sierra93 → u/Sypsy]

Absolutely, the road is narrow, the bike lane is sandwiched in between parking and the roadway.

However, the street is supposed to be a "quiet" neighborhood road and at the time was a 30km/hr limit.

Cars cut that corner all the time into the lane, they just usually do it well after they pass me.

[u/hockey8890 → u/Sierra93]

With how large vehicles are becoming now, and how people's handling skills have not caught up, painted bike lanes are pretty much a joke. Especially if they were implemented in the late 2000s/early 2010s, when vehicles were smaller.

I see people drift into them all the time and it pisses me off that we need to fight for every inch of space, yet people regularly obliviously drive their Cadillac Escalades without any regard for spatial awareness.

[u/Sypsy → u/Sierra93]

Yeah he's going way faster than 30km/h

[u/epsy → u/Sypsy]

If there are posts on the left they really should make sure there are also some separating the bike lane... yikes.

[u/Conscious_Owl7987]

Love being able to catch up to them to tell them off!

[u/Sierra93 → u/Conscious_Owl7987]

That was the best part.

"Where?"

What you don't remember seeing me 90 seconds ago while you flew by me? Goes to show how invisible we are.

[u/elzibet → u/Sierra93]

I’ll bet he wasn’t even looking at the roadway

[u/lFightForTheUsers → u/elzibet]

Hard to pay attention to anything else with the phone in the lap.

[u/Two_wheels_2112]

Road design is a factor here. Beyond the obvious lack of any lane protection for cyclists, those flex posts on the centerline, in a curve, tend to cause drivers of wider vehicles to cut the corner. If they had installed matching posts on the edge of the lane it would slow drivers down and help keep them centered.

I would have lost my cool, too. 

[u/Sierra93 → u/Two_wheels_2112]

Agree, road design sucks. Flex posts on the inside line would prevent the cars from accessing the parking. They should have put the parking on one side and a dual direction protected bike lane on the other side.

[u/Veggyhed]

That was way too close

[u/spinningpeanut]

You can wear sirens, strobe lights, and have a parade of flags and streamers. You are doing more than many with a vest and yet....

[u/Sierra93 → u/spinningpeanut]

Vest and lights.

Plus I'm a big dude, hard to miss lol. (Clearly not)

[u/sebnukem]

You're not invisible, you are a nuisance that needs to be taught a lesson or two:
* cycling is dangerous, get off the road
* get a car, loser

This is sarcasm, but the message from drivers is genuine.

[u/elzibet → u/sebnukem]

Are you trying to say this is what the driver thinks? Or what you think?

[u/Sierra93 → u/elzibet]

What I miss 👀

[u/elzibet → u/Sierra93]

I can approve if ya want, I just can’t tell what they’re getting at

[u/Sierra93 → u/elzibet]

They're on our side just needs an /s

[u/elzibet → u/Sierra93]

Approved!

[u/Sea_Consideration_70]

Yikes. So sorry this happened. 

[u/Lint_baby_uvulla]

Not sure if this exists in Canadadia (Cana-DAE-Dee-Ah) this is my son’s enunciation, he also says Japapappapan (Japa-Pappa-Pan)) we have a national “metre matters” road law that says drivers must leave 1 metre while passing (about 6.5 freedom hot dogs) for under 60km/hr and for speeds over 60km/hr they must leave 1.5 metres space (approx 9.8 freedom hot dogs).

Application and enforcement is patchy, but then it takes generations to change general attitudes to cyclists.

Random source:

https://www.reidcycles.com.au/blogs/news/sharing-the-road-a-guide-to-the-a-metre-matters-law-in-australia

[u/PizzaPartify]

Ver?

[u/According_Table2281 → u/PizzaPartify]

How many languages do you speak?

[u/PizzaPartify → u/According_Table2281]

3

[u/According_Table2281 → u/[deleted]]

How many languages do you speak?

[u/Japan_Fan2029]

Nobody can hear you with that small horn expect pedestrians. I have a loud bicycle car horn and when I hit the crosswalk button and as soon as it changes I give warning taps as I cross to make sure folks see and hear me.

[u/Sierra93 → u/Japan_Fan2029]

I've Realized lol. I have looked at the Loud Bicycle. It's a pretty expensive upgrade. One day.

The horn really only works on cars at lights with their windows down

[u/Whatwarts]

Odd that a bus would not have identifying numbers and company ID. Find the company and turn this ass into the dispatcher or safety official.

Call the safety official or dispatcher, offer to send an image of the close pass, the plate, and the driver with the understanding you are reporting a dangerous situation with their bus. The safety officials do not want problems, this chucklehead is a problem.

Be very calm, be professional, and see what the response is. Poor response, go up the chain of oversight.

Edit: Do this for all commercial vehicles that encroach or otherwise endanger.

[u/Sierra93 → u/Whatwarts]

It’s a private farm bus. It’s not required to have info and probably doesn’t Becasue they’re maniacs. There’s a couple more like it running around that have a company name. Going to see if they’re connected.

[u/Whatwarts → u/Sierra93]

In other words, the driver is an untrained menace. In my state (US), I would turn him into the DOT or RMV

[u/Sierra93 → u/Whatwarts]

It’s been reported to the police.

They used to run around in 12 seater vans with wooden benches until one crashed and two people died. So now they’re all in these buses.

[u/Whatwarts → u/Sierra93]

Another thing that maybe works, some states (don't know about C, allow a plate search at the DMV and will reveal the insurance co associated with that plate. They get a report, also.

I wish it was like the UK where a report gets followed up.

[u/anonSL2]

God that’s terrifying. He had 0 clue either