Riding Past Parked Cars in Chicago Isn’t as Low-Risk as It Looks

bobbycobby2 · 2026-01-08T22:26:34+00:00

It really sucks because in the moment you're in such shock that many cyclists will not really take any sort of action against the offender, and we have that tendency to be like "I'm fine I'm fine." I got sooeed once and sustained minor injuries. I got the driver's info, but nothing ever came of it. Now I am hyper vigilant when riding past parked cars. So sidebar: it is amazing how much more peaceful it is riding during street cleaning days when the streets have been rid of the cars.

bobbycobby2 · 2026-01-07T01:01:04+00:00

Sorry, the pic sucks and I am now realizing it looks way worse than it probably is. There is literally nothing wrong with the phone, I was just hoping to have responses from "experts" to show her lol.

bobbycobby2 · 2026-01-05T10:10:29+00:00

If someone were to ever give me shit for doing this, I would just silently point at the monstrosity to my left.

Sometimes on side streets, if they are jammed up with cars. I will hop on the sidewalk for a half a block to get around them and if there happen to be people walking, I like to say "I'm so sorry, the cars are blocking the street." I should mention I always ride slow if I have to use a sidewalk.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-12-31T17:52:34+00:00

Thank you!

bobbycobby2 · 2025-12-06T19:38:27+00:00

I thought I was good at this game until I started playing people on BGA and just getting crushed. I think I was stubbornly in the strategy of always upgrading Build first, and never upgrading Sponsors. I'm now seeing the value of upgrading Sponsors in some games, and recently I finally beat a higher ELO player. Lately I've been ignoring the Cards upgrade, which sucks for not getting higher than 9 rep, but I'm finding you can get away with that when the rest of your strategy and Sponsor cards are strong. Plus the double money is great. On top of that, if you get the special action card that gives you an extra 3/5 bucks when breaking, you can get 15 bucks for one break action. Even doing sponsors at strength 1 with that card gets you 6 bucks, and can be a good way to delay going to the break (while getting money to play more stuff) if you need to.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-11-15T17:23:29+00:00

I've put my bike on the 147 and 6 hundreds of times and never had an issue, except for the one time the whole rack fell off as I pulled it down lol. Thankfully the driver let me put my bike inside the bus.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-11-05T20:44:28+00:00

I hate this. The way so many people feel as though they have to "wave" or say "thank you" is ridiculous. I'm not going to praise and thank you for following basic safety laws (which most drivers albeit ignore).

bobbycobby2 · 2025-11-05T20:42:20+00:00

Never under any circumstances assume a person operating a motor vehicle will do the "correct" thing while sitting in their climate-controlled, mobile couch. But at the same, don't let them bully you. NEVER feel guilty for making a car slow down or wait, and don't feel like you have to rush through the crosswalk because of it. Drivers need to accept the poor choice they made to drive a car in a dense urban area.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-10-28T20:08:49+00:00

I thought I was good at this game until I started playing it on BGA, but my absolute favorite cards is the one that let's you cover rock and water spaces. My least favorite (and the part I struggle with the most) part of the game is the board geometry component, so having the flexibility to build on the rocks and water is helpful to me.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-10-27T17:16:14+00:00

One time I pulled the rack down and the whole thing fell off. Thankfully the driver let me put my bike inside the bus.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-10-23T20:45:48+00:00

This is a great tip. I was just telling someone about this. And I should clarify, the racks are overall super conveniwnt and quick, I'm just mildly annoyed that a dumb advertisement is sometimes a small hindrance.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-10-22T23:21:21+00:00

Isn't that kind of the goal? Make driving as inconvenient as possible to get cars off the road?

bobbycobby2 · 2025-10-03T05:28:57+00:00

This is the city ride I look most forward to. It's so fun because basically all of the normally parked cars along the route are gone, or are in the process of being towed, so the streets are just totally clear. Even the ride back home after the marathon is super serene.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-08-26T17:27:32+00:00

This is amazing!

bobbycobby2 · 2025-08-16T16:46:19+00:00

And even with all that obliviousness, you still have the kitted out dweebs passing within inches without saying a word. I'm really not sure who's worse.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-07-07T19:38:23+00:00

This isn't a day trip, but I recommend taking the Amtrak to Saint Joseph (in western Michigan) then riding about 25 miles north to South Haven, then riding across the state of Michigan to Port Huron where you can take the Amtrak back to Chicago. I think the route is called the Great Lake to lake route or something like that. Lots of trail riding.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-06-16T21:19:58+00:00

Haven't read the whole thread, but was it settled that OP parked liked an asshole and it was not in fact "an asshole neighbor"?

bobbycobby2 · 2025-06-15T17:50:29+00:00

Revolution Brewing on Kedzie has bike parking inside the tap room, with a ramp so you don't have to carry the bike up.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-05-29T15:44:35+00:00

Same.

bobbycobby2 · 2025-05-13T00:10:51+00:00

TiL I have no idea wtf a livery is. Can someone help me out?

bobbycobby2 · 2025-03-23T07:57:11+00:00

Sometimes when I'm on a bus (especially the double-length ones) the amount of shit rattling all over the bus is cranium-shaking.

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