Where the F**K do you expect me to be, car-brain?!?
Thankfully, this sort of entitled driving is actually pretty rare (in my experience) in Seattle, as we are a better-than-average city in terms of bicycle-friendliness.
I was nicer to this couple than they deserved.
But we're the "bad guy" if we get salty 🧂 at these idiots, right?
Resources:
https://cascade.org/give-3-feet#:~:text=This%20means%20that%20bicycles%20have,the%20minimum%20safe%20passing%20distance.chrome-
extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/docs/driverguide-en.pdfhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-3-year-girl-killed-riding-chicago-bike/story?id=96494220#:~:text=Tim%20Shambrook%20and%20Kate%20Snow,law%20firm%20representing%20the%20family.[Intro context]
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-driving-school-operator-caught-selling-passing-driving-test-grades/281-a6898358-2112-41d5-a18f-10c839597028Consider supporting my channel!
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You might be thinking, "But you aren't the police! Let them handle it!"
Here's the thing though....they DON'T.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-seattle-seesaw-traffic-tickets-from-police-have-dropped-90/Traffic deaths repeatedly happen...City government yawns.
https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2023/04/21/seattle-needs-to-do-some-major-soul-searching-after-what-happened-to-mamy-mbiya-lutumba/"But it's no big deal! Just go around/mind your own business!":
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-bike-accident-fatal-crash-child-killed-biker-struck/11944337/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415859/Hope-Fennell-death-Lorry-driver-crushed-13-year-old-girl-truck-texted-girlfriend-released-just-THREE-months.htmlReport bike lane parkers here!
https://seattle.carinbikelane.com/https://twitter.com/carbikelaneseahttps://www.bikelaneuprising.com/https://www.seattle.gov/customer-service-bureau/find-it-fix-it-mobile-app (good luck...)
"My phone isn't a distraction! Who cares?"
Yes it is, the science is clear on that, and the law reflects that:
https://www.iihs.org/topics/distracted-driving/cellphone-use-lawsRCW 46.61.672
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.672https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/auto-accident/distracted-driving-statistics/Special thanks:
ZeroEnigma (
https://youtube.com/c/ZeroEnigma)Cart Narcs (
https://www.youtube.com/@CartNarcs)CyclingMikey (
https://www.youtube.com/@CyclingMikey)Bad Drivers Caught on Dashcam (
https://www.youtube.com/user/BadDriversOfNapa)My social medias:
https://twitter.com/seattlesaltiesthttps://www.reddit.com/user/saltyseattledriverhttps://twitch.com/saltyseattledriverhttps://www.instagram.com/alani_kitten_princess/Be better, people! Our safety depends on it!