OB Cycler
@ob_cycler
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Try riding an ebike, you'll love it.
San Diego, CA
Joined February 2017
I challenge the politicians on the "Active Transportation Committee" and the "Sustainability and Mobility Department" to do a simple bike ride between downtown and the beach to see what it's like to dodge the aggressive drivers who abuse our inadequate bike infrastructure.
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We've gone through thousands of years of human civilization only to arrive back at "might equals right".
For all the over the road bicycle riders out there in Twitter land.
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people seem very confused about how potholes are created.
As a Portland City Commissioner Candidate, I refuse to turn a blind eye to the mismanagement of taxpayer dollars by PBOT. It's outrageous that while our roads crumble beneath us, PBOT has squandered precious resources on ill-conceived road diets. Their fixation on promoting
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This is why we demand concrete protected bike lanes.
New Jersey State Police have confirmed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were killed after being struck by a vehicle while riding their bicycles. Both brothers were supposed to serve as groomsmen in their sister Katie’s wedding on Friday.
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"No one is forcing you to drive"
@ReesWimmer No one is forcing you to drive, but it is very clear that there is a move to push cars off the road. Red Line, Blue Line, Vision Zero. all are about limiting cars and limiting mobility. That's wrong. It should be stopped.
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Dangerous drivers damaging their own cars instead of maiming & killing other people is how traffic calming is supposed to work.
Concrete planters for calming traffic removed after frequent collisions . - @PBOTinfo thought 2,500 pound planters would do the trick. So did we! .
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Asking nicely doesn't work. Concrete does.
Let's all be extra cautious ⚠️ and watch for bicyclists 🚴 as the seasons change. 🏖️➡️🍁. More:
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i think it's thanks to the cars in front of the bus.
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Concrete works whether drivers are drunk or soberly staring at their smartphones.
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@youdontpost yes, personally in these kinds of scenarios I follow the advice usually given to motorcyclists not to go more than 10 mph above the speed of traffic, but cars driving across stopped traffic should be doing it carefully.
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@Morning_Joe it's called a bike lock. if you don't have one, your bike will be stolen. i feel like the police should know this.
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@VeronikaSimms in my neighborhood, people's garages are full of junk so they park on the sidewalk or the street. then they complain that there's not enough parking 🤷♂️.
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good bike infrastructure doesn't care how inattentive drivers are
@GordonRamsay @lmhospital And it doesn't matter how great a rider you are--there are lousy, inattentive drivers out there!.
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Sure, let's all pay exactly for just the services we use. I'll wait patiently for a rebate for my portion of the billions spent on freeways.
Urbanists live in such a weird little bubble that they think we should all pay for their fancy toys, too.
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My very basic car can go faster than any speed limit in the country. Are they going to take away my car and crush it?.
Another 9 illegal bikes off our roads to be crushed! Keeping our most vulnerable road users safe. PS Ford #RoadSafety 🚲 🚶🏻♂️🧍♀️
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no space for bike lanes
@Pflax1 Bike lanes are ridiculous we don't have space for them and they aren't safe.
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Yeah, why do they do that?.
@paulloewen Almost as bad as cyclists who jump from sidewalk to road and back… almost.
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It should be safe to ride on any street that's not a freeway.
Who TF does this with an infant? This is on a very busy main thoroughfare in an area where there are so many accidents that they keep adding light-up crosswalks. I looked into the stroller to see if there were groceries but nope, it was a human baby.
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This is why cyclists don't like waiting at intersections and why we need to pass the Idaho Stop law in California.
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"Bikers should be fined for exiting the bike lanes".
@ob_cycler All cyclers should be required to pass a city riding test, to make sure they know how to ride a bike and navigate a city. Required to register their bikes with the city, these fees will go towards building their bike lanes. Bikers should be fined for exiting the bike lanes and.
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big if true
@bettaboy123 @Boenau Governments have anointed bike riders as the favoured ones. As a result, those bike riders are insufferably arrogant & self-righteous.
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Trapping 1000s of other people in a hail storm because you don't want your own car to get hit. What is it about being behind a wheel that makes people lose their humanity?.
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Even if you somehow sprint (the engineers assume you don't have any mobility challenges) across in the literal 2 sec you get a green walk signal, left turning drivers still try to run you over.
@fox12oregon Maybe just maybe pedestrians and bicycles should go safely, using crosswalks and obeying traffic laws, understanding that vehicles can kill.
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They blame the child instead of the city who only gave him an unprotected doorzone bike lane on a 4 lane stroad to get to school.
A 14-year-old boy is recovering from serious injuries after colliding with a garbage truck in La Mesa while riding his bike to school on Thursday morning.
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running a red light isn't an "accident".
Watch it happen: The accident this evening at Rutledge and Marcy Avenue.
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How exactly am I supposed to ride in the bike lane if there are 3 massive trucks blocking it?
@CityofSanDiego Stop making them! Even local news is starting to cover their lack of usage, the huge costs per mile, and loss of parking spots. @CBS8 @amyforsandiego #bikelanes #sandiego.
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Your reminder that slip lanes trade pedestrian and cyclist safety for a miniscule increase in driver convenience.
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people know that bikes are a lot smaller than SUVs and trucks, right?.
@rustbeltenjoyer Now imagine 50,000 ebikes parked around the stadium. Hardly an improvement.
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Amazing how people can't think just 2 steps ahead. Trades people can drive to jobs faster if they're not stuck behind people in single occupancy SUVs who could have taken alternate transportation.
@Ramsey_Kilani I can’t bike to work, and if I’m a tradesman I can’t carry all of my equipment on a bike.
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We're in a climate crisis. We should be encouraging people to drive less with frequent and comfortable transit. People waiting for a bus shouldn't be forced to wait with nowhere safe to sit.
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The self-entitlement of some drivers is truly unbelievable.
I live and work downtown. At least once a week, I see a bicyclist or pedestrian disobey crosswalk signs or red lights, or jaywalk into traffic.
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Ebiker is killed by a van driver .so they restrict ebikes instead of restricting vans.fubar .
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People really don't seem to understand that roads are only expensive to maintain because they are constantly being destroyed by multi-ton vehicles.
@RichardWellings If they succeed then how will they replace road tax and petrol duty?.Will cyclist end up paying even more per mile?.
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"went inside".
JUST IN: A car went inside the Whole Foods in Bethesda, Maryland, on Sunday, damaging the produce section and disrupting grocery shopping.
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@ErinChack don't do that.red curbs serve many purposes: daylighting intersections for pedestrian safety, creating space for people to safely board buses, creating safe lanes for people to bike, among others.
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Speeding down a bike lane and killing someone on a bike isn't an "accident".
The accidents left two persons dead and one person critically injured. I am deeply saddened by each of the incidents, the loss of life and the injuries suffered.
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people work at the airport. .
There is no way in hell this guy just suggested there are people who fly on airplanes and show up to the airport with 0 luggage on bikes.
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parking is "Private use of public property".
These curbside restaurant booths became popular during the pandemic. But do they still make sense? Private use of public property n’ all (traffic issues and and loss of parking spaces).
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You need an additional sign to tell you to stop at red lights?.
@Boenau If the cameras are supposed to be a deterrent, why aren’t there gigantic signs at intersections to deter people rather than intentionally hidden cameras with little to no signage. Answer - they are intended to maximize revenue not increase safety.
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Why we can't "just go around" cars parked in bike lanes ⬇️.Because entitled drivers act like children and use their cars as weapons.
Since we don’t have proper protected bicycle infrastructure in DC, people think it’s ok to park in bike lanes. Here is an example of the direct and absolutely terrifying result of stopping in the bike lane. @DDOTDC @DCGovernment @DCCarViolence @dc311
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Speeding drivers who can't avoid hitting PARKED cars are exactly the reason we need protected bike lanes.
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@samadran yes, drivers need to be a lot more careful crossing a line of stopped traffic. there could have been pedestrians crossing.
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The bike lanes "ruined San Diego". Meanwhile every scenic area has been paved over for massive parking lots and high speed roads.
@CityofSanDiego No more bike lanes. You’ve ruined San Diego !.
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Only controversial to people who get paid by car ads.
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Why cars need electronic speed limiters ⬇️.
A fiery crash in Mission Hills left two people hospitalized in a terrifying scene captured on video.
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How is my dad supposed to get thru with his walker?. What about people with wheelchairs or strollers. There's a reason it's against the law to block the crosswalk. And btw nyc is not the only city in the world with gridlock.
@Boenau No one in this vid is even minimally bothered because they’ve all driven or ridden in cars in NYC and know this is how you use a car in the city. No one wants to sit at a light for a half hour.
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no, we aren't going to "move to the curb" so a phone driver can sideswipe us.
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the "state didn't subsidize my mode of transportation" (cars)
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if cars are so comfortable, why are drivers always angry?.
@kemcdonell Or, I'll use just my remote start in my car, and it'll be nice and cool when I get in. No amount of breeze from your bike is going to equal the comfort that a CHILD should have to go from point A to point B when it's 100 degrees outside!.
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"avoid distracted drivers"
#BacktoSchool Safety Tips #5: Bicyclists must stay alert & avoid distracted drivers. In MD, bikers & drivers share the road!. Bikers, wear a helmet, reflective clothing & follow traffic laws. Drivers, be aware of bikers, bike lanes & never drive distracted. #MCPNews #MCPD
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Drivers will try to kill us just to wait longer at a red light.
311 reports on Feb 29:.1: Close call or collision || 2:51 PM || 112 South Bouquet Street, 15213
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E-bikes have electronic speed governors, unlike cars.
Unregistered, unlicensed e-bikes and mopeds with no plates will still speed, run red lights, hit people and flee the scene with no accountability.
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I would like to know why the concrete is inside the bike lane instead of on the line.
City: Builds separated bike lanes. Crybaby inattentive cyclist: 😭😭. 🚮
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why we need to ban right turn on red ⬇️.
@AlanMCole @MattZeitlin You can turn right on a red light. If you’re not doing that why shouldn’t someone pass you?.
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remember pedestrians, you're not allowed to cross the street with earbuds in.
BMW i7 drivers will soon be able to watch videos from behind the wheel as the firm readies its hands-free driving software for the UK
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You also support banning right turn on red, right?
When we had our third child I bought a Yukon. It’s very safe and built like a tank. We always had sedans and crossovers which have no chance against large trucks. The lives of my children are too important to risk to another driver.
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@CedarParkPD @TxDOT pedestrians don't get seatbelts and they aren't safe with that thing around.
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ride between the gutter and the grass, against the flow of highway traffic?. yeah that sounds super safe.
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We were supposed to get a protected intersection here, but the traffic engineer cancelled it because he was worried about a slight decrease in traffic flow on a street 100% parallel and redundant to the 8 freeway. But no, it's the children that are the problem.
The best way to create a culture of safety is to focus on young children who have yet to have unsafe behaviors ingrained, unlike teenagers and adults. Early road user education isn't the only answer to the road safety crisis, but it's certainly a major part of the solution.
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speeding down a bike lane in a car and brutally killing someone on a bike isn't a "bike crash".
I had the chance to speak today at the DA's press conference for the fatal bike crash that occurred last week at 18th and Spruce. Dr. Barbara Friedes dedicated her life to serving the community and the children of our city as a pediatric oncologist at CHOP. This tragedy is one of
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Riding in the middle of the lane:.1/20 cars will close pass me. Riding on the right:.Every single car will close pass me and I might get hit in the face by a car door.
@SjamieIt Why bike in the middle of the lane though? Give each other space and everything would’ve been fine.
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The justice system doesn't consider people on bikes as human beings.
A woman who ran a stop sign in Carlsbad and fatally struck a mother who was riding an e-bike with her toddler daughter was sentenced to 90 days in county jail and 90 days of home detention.
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Ban right turn on red.
Turning right on red has long been a driving norm, but as traffic fatalities soar, states are rethinking this practice. Discover how various states are confronting this safety issue and reshaping driving habits in #PlanMag.
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"too stubborn to use bike paths".
@RedWave_Press @MattNachtrab The problem is a lot of cyclists are too stubborn to use bike paths because they think they're above them.
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your brain on cars⬇️.
Golden Gate Bridge during the San Francisco Marathon, this morning, July 28, 2024 (Photo / Gary Lenhart)
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"so much priority"
@SaferRoadsYorks Why do cyclists get so much priority. They don't pay road tax, insurance or MOT's They don't even have licences or pass a test yet the poor motorists get pilloried because the cyclist didn't get enough room even when they blatantly abuse the rules.
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The one piece of equipment which IS designed to keep us safe from cars:
Interesting quote from a company that makes bike helmets:. "There are many misconceptions about helmets. We do not design helmets specifically to reduce chances or severity of injury when impacts involve a car. The number of variables is too great to calculate.". A substantial %.
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logical consequence of unlimited use, free on-street parking.
We’ve been parking our Teslas on a public street for easy pickup by our Turo guests. Someone doesn’t like it…
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Your reminder that the ENTIRE point of bike lanes is to keep us out of traffic. That's for our safety but is also more convenient for drivers. When bike lanes are chronically obstructed, it's safer just to ride in the street instead of repeatedly merging in and out of traffic.
@thomasc818 I’ve done a fair amount of cycling and can’t imagine why there’s so much bitching about things that really aren’t that much of an issue. Just stop crying and go. Around.
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This guy literally asked me where else he was supposed to park 🤦♂️
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When a pickup truck tailgates me on my bike on my own quiet street the threat of violence is clear as day.
@Boenau Language is important. Violence is widely understood as being intentional. Calling injuries from traffic accidents "violence" is dishonest.
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What happens here?
@amyforsandiego They’ll never be able to park in front of their own house again.
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Your reminder that these slideshows are only possible because our roads are designed like high speed freeways intersecting at massive intersections which prioritize traffic flow over any kind of safety infrastructure.
2 people are suspected dead after this horrifying incident at an LA Takeover. Rest in peace 💔
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That's a motorcycle, buddy. And keep the phone out of your hands while driving.
@YRP Please explain this - guy in e-bike with no registration or insurance using full lane, doing 30kmh in a 50kmh zone. How is this fine? When cyclists ride in groups they do the same thing. Then cut through all the cars at red lights to get back in front. This is not fine.
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Your reminder that if a cyclist is keeping up with traffic, there is no reason to pass them.
@chrisspangle Bike riders are the worst. You wait and wait for a chance to pass them safely and put them in the rear view. Then you're stopped at a light and they go busting ass right by you. Now you're behind them again. 8 out of 10 times they do not stop.
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PSA: if a bicycle is going the speed limit, you don't need to pass them.
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why every bike lane needs to be protected with steel or concrete ⬇️.
Someone submitted this wild video from yesterday with no details. Took place on W 39th st. Whoa. #whatisnewyork
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WTAF.They want to remove animals from their natural habitat because they are being abused by people. Remove the abusive humans, not the animals!.
La Jolla leaders want action to deter or remove sea lions at The Cove
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NO
It’s so dramatic to tow a car. Like… babe, let’s talk about this first.
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Cyclists need to obey the laws.
@lumbjackwharfie @VanBurenBike Cyclists need to obey traffic / road laws. Only vehicles belong on roads and streets.
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Your brain on cars⬇️.In this clip a large SUV almost hits someone pushing a stroller across the street, but all people can see is the ebike riding slowly on the sidewalk.
Total disrespect for other humans. This is a huge quality of life issue. Elderly and disabled fear sidewalks! Many other people do as well @galeabrewer @CMBrooksPowers @LosDeliveristas @NYCMayor @NYCCouncil @KeithPowersNYC
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"trained and tested".
@trainsbikesbus @Boenau 'Bikes' need to learn to ride competently. Drivers are at least trained and tested.
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Ban right turn in red. It's a privilege that drivers have proven they aren't responsible enough for.
Everyone knows that at a red light, you’re required to stop—it’s one of the most basic rules of the road. But how can a driver’s attempt at intimidation ever be justified when the cyclist is simply following the law? . See where it happened on @UpRideCC.
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lol, during rush hour i can bike downtown faster than driving on the freeway.
@CarsRuinedCity get rid of the highways, see how happy you are when it takes 17 years to drive anywhere🤷♂️.
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@JTrea81 anyone who can't avoid hitting a brightly colored stationary object, shouldn't be driving.
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Or we could design streets that are safe for everyone. The reason people feel like they need this is because vehicle speeds are prioritized over safety.
@nellen55 I love my children and grandchildren enough to wrap them in as much steel as I possibly can afford. I would prefer to have them in an armored truck,but until I can buy it. You don't get to decide how I protect my precious little ones.
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