How was your commute today?
Hopefully it was all coffee and roses and NPR. But this video caught by a biker shows how traveling on the streets of Seattle can go very, very wrong.
Q13Fox posted the video that is now going viral of a young woman being confronted by a biker for blocking the bicycle lane.
When she exits the building, the cyclist says, “Hey, Ma’am? Is this your car? You know, this isn’t a parking lane, right?”
To which she says, “I literally just ran in, so you can keep going. I literally don’t give a fuck about anything you say to me.”
The issue escalates when another car driver, who actually did park in the parking lane, interjects as she passes by, “You are the reason car drivers don’t like bikes.” And the woman parking in the bike lane continues the conversation by saying that she “supports bikers” and then suggests therapy for the biker.
It was taken on Dexter, where Fox reports that “Cyclists say part of the problem…is the new design of the street. When the Seattle Department of Transportation redesigned the road, they created parking on the outside of the bike lane. Several warning signs were posted, but clearly not everyone got the message.” Fines for parking in bike lanes can reach up to $200.
If you’re more curious on the topic and solutions, Outside Magazine did an excellent piece on the war of cars vs. bikes — and why no one is winning.
[Update, April 2: YouTube has taken down the video.]
