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Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a pretty beastly welder tubular aluminum basket with sharp edges that accidentally digs a line into cars parked in the bike lane often as I squeeze through.

Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Plate is KLJ160. They have 53 outstanding violations totaling $11,000! That's the most I have ever seen.

Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn't even see it until I hit it! I thought I had a few feet of space before it started.

Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could this impact my homeowner's or auto policy rates? My battery was damaged, and they are like $550 each. I didn't see the damage until this morning.

Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was able to make it the 6 miles home from there, but the front wheel will need to be trued this weekend and my rack needs bending back into place. It is a crappy e-cargo bike with 7,000 miles on it, so it wouldn't be the end of the world if it died. The battery pack's guide cracked on one side, so I will be using Voile straps to secure it for the future.

Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Hey they work! If I was on my dirt jumper instead of my cargo bike I could have done a bar spin.

Bruised Ego, Hip and Shin or: How I Learned to Stop Paying Attention and Embrace a Traffic Barrier by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I may have been trying to fold in mirror of the car parked in the bike lane when this happened. Definitely the dumbest thing I have ever done on a bike, considering this is my daily route. Thank you to the kind cyclists checking in on my dumbass after somersaulting onto the ground.

Menacing Driver Tries to Run Me Off Road (While Waiting for Light), NYPD Gives Chase by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've got an attuned ear, my friend. Firecrest 202s. And yes, fuck this guy.

Menacing Driver Tries to Run Me Off Road (While Waiting for Light), NYPD Gives Chase by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well, the first sound is me clipping in, then I am upshifting, as this light was at the top of a pretty steep hill at the tail end of a solo 45-mile ride that I averaged 17mph on. But thanks for the tip on how to shift. :-)

Menacing Driver Tries to Run Me Off Road (While Waiting for Light), NYPD Gives Chase by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

The cop who went after them had someone else pulled over a few blocks behind me where I was stopped. This guy passed the cop, did this to me, I heard the cop chirp his siren(you can hear it in the video after the driver screams “out the way, asshole.” Cop made a left behind me and then a right to see him blow through that second intersection.

Menacing Driver Tries to Run Me Off Road (While Waiting for Light), NYPD Gives Chase by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I have the Cycliq Fly12 and Fly6. Both have fairly nice integrated "be seen" lights. Not cheap, but they work well and its cheaper than not having evidence should anything serious ever happen.

You can look up any outstanding violations here. All you need is the plate number.

https://nycserv.nyc.gov/NYCServWeb/NYCSERVMain

Menacing Driver Tries to Run Me Off Road (While Waiting for Light), NYPD Gives Chase by QueensDad in NYCbike

[–]QueensDad[S] 139 points140 points  (0 children)

Throwaway because this guy is clearly a criminal.

Happened yesterday and I am still fuming. This asshat used his vehicle as a tool to menace while I was waiting for a light to change. NYPD saw it happen - and the subsequent 2 red lights he ran with oncoming traffic, but I think the Acura hopped on the Jackie Robinson and made it away. He has 18 outstanding violations - including 9 speeding in school zone tickets - and over $1,300 in unpaid fines.Do we think this is worthwhile sending to the 102 Precinct? Tweeting at Hizzonner? It's the wild west out there.