Santa Cruz Bad Drivers

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Oh I do carry a valve tool anyways! This is great advice regardless

lol. I just yelled at the dude sitting in his truck

Maybe my alter ego would be so bold

Intersection at 17 and Ocean. Jeep Driver "Right hooked" cyclist (uninjured but in mental shock). Frame compromised, wheel smashed, driver looking sheepish. I thanked the police officers and let the let the guy driving the jeep know what I though of his manliness

"Light Duty" truck parked in a no parking zone. Parked under a sign that says ... "NO PARKING" Only No parking for less important people I guess.

"Outdoor enthusiast" driving recklessly and tail gating me on a cargo bike going 20mph in a neighborhood. I pointed to the camera, took the lane, and he still punish passed me with less than 3 feet with oncoming drivers.

Car stuck in traffic. Some drivers really want to hurry up and wait at the next stop sign... 3 times. I passed him here. Full stop foot on the ground. Checked behind me and winked. Your college kid should be taking the bus to school. You are setting a bad example old dude

Santa Cruz County Drivers, voted #1 most in need of drivers education courses.

3 careless drivers, 3 dangerous situations for cyclists

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Not all bad drivers are in SUVs

While driving I saw some cyclists I knew.

I hesitated on the green light to let them get the start and this old dude freaking lost it. Tried to pass on the right INTO the cyclists!

Thankfully, he saw them and passed over the double yellow on the left

Of course, I called it in

Parking report

Top view of parking lot

“Its ok, the owner said I could”

Called it in and the police called back saying it is private property and they have permission to block the bike/fire lane!?!

Top view showing plenty of other options for parking… truck marked in red

I mean… does it matter most of the Time?

I didn’t do anything about it. I could have left a review but that might have started some trouble.

I wish we didn’t have cars. It would be so much more chill

Delivery van parked in the bike lane and blocking handicap spot

Double points for blocking the bike lane and the handicap spot

Pacific Roofing and Sons

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If you advertise on your vehicle, don’t drive like an ass hole. Someone might leave a review.

#baddrivers

Someone parking in two spots during a busy time for child sports in a park

“I’m special”

Go Green roofer parking in bike/fire lane

Go Green roofer parking in bike/fire lane

Gave the company dispatch a ring.

“Good morning, this is a courtesy call to let you know I reported that your company is actively obstructing a fire and bike lane to the police. If you move it quick you might avoid a ticket…” click.

Didn’t wait for a response

Driver wasn’t even in the car

“I’ll just be a minute”

Dear Grandma with a child too small for the front seat,

Put your seatbelt on before you drive. I saw you cross the white line and approach my bike too close for comfort. When you over corrected over the yellow line I got worried for us all.

You are not in that much of a hurry

Thats basically what they were doing

The Ford didn't have a blinker on when I pulled up. They turned it on when the light went gree.

1st wrong - no left turn signal
2nd wrong - going straight from the area where bikes line up to cross blocking the leader light. Leader lights are for pedestrian and cyclist safety. They go green before cars do so you can be seen by drivers
3rd wrong - going straight from the right lane.

Three wrongs don't make a right

Seen from my bike behind the Ford. The Tesla on the right appeared to be turning right. Not sure how they knew the Ford was turning left as they didn't have their blinker on until after the light turned green.

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Obstacles in bike lane making travel unsafe

Scott’s Valley bike lane obstruction on dangerous Mt Hermon Road. Cyclists must merge with heavy traffic or ride the sidewalk.

Obstructions like this are why people don’t feel safe biking.

I did! Such a knucklehead!!!

Did you try it. I posted one yesterday to that app and it was excited I posted to a new city

Take people out of the car and they heal.

#Carbrain has only been a problem for a few generations. I want to believe we can heal

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We are down to 45 second of attention span now…

Safelanes.org lane blocking screen shot of a white pickup.

Reported with safelanes.org

Wonderful tool you all should use. Followed up this with a call to the Local PD who said they were sending a car over.

No confrontation needed. I like this a lot

These two were hanging wasp traps. There’s a parking lot full of spaces but they chose to be dangerous

California Plate 9EUC214

Shared bike bike route not being shared very well...

Is that a bike rack? They should know better. Parking like this is selfish and creates blind spots that endanger others. Do not park in a spot you do not fit in.

Intentional close pass by silver bmw

Intentional close pass by bmw

California Plate 4YCY808

Silver BMW accelerates into a close pass with no warning. I saw them in my mirror a second before they passed.

Felt like if I hadn’t pulled over it would be about a 1-2 ft pass distance. We (a child was with me) moved our bike over just in time.

See reply for videos

Police car blocking bike lane

CA 1597108

Contra flow bike path obstruction. Officers not present. No flashing lights. Frequent area of homeless persons.

Contra flow cyclists are especially vulnerable to oncoming traffic while passing bike lane obstacles. The high vehicle blocks views of most people.

Ample parking 50 ft away

Stopped and talked to a nice CHP officer on a motorcycle. Reported this and the recent school drop off confrontation to him. Very interested in the video proof, license plate info, and said he will sit at both the school and the scary part of the climb more often to help police the dangerous area

No plate info Truck blocking the sidewalk. Often used by elderly on mobility scooters

Knox Roofing, nice advertising!

Just saw them parked on a sidewalk.

Luckily, it’s midday so there aren’t any kids around, but there are plenty of dog walkers and senior citizens on mobility devices coming to and from the senior center nearby

Driver over the double yellow yelling at me about me being the bad guy on my bike

This impatient dad is risking lives by double yellow crossing in front of a school.

I stopped my bike and would not move. He eventually got out and yelled “I’m not the guy you wanna step up on!”

Dude I’m asking you not to break the law and endanger my life.

“I’ll remover your face!”