Nothing to see here, move along!!
Thanks to Kelly for sending this brilliant shot from Columbia Heights.
BikeDC
Georgia Avenue near the McD.
spotted in Georgetown last weekend
Been getting a lot of emails from folks passing on this Verge article:
“Dockless bike-share service leaves France after ‘mass destruction’ of its fleet
Wrecking bikes has become ‘the new entertainment of underaged individuals,’ the startup says
Hong Kong-based bike-sharing service Gobee is shutting down in France after suffering what the company is calling “mass destruction” of its fleet. Gobee, which had 2,000 bikes in Paris and claimed around 150,000 users across the country, says 3,400 of the company’s bikes have been damaged and more than 1,000 have been stolen, according to The Guardian.”
via google maps
From MPD on Sunday:
“This evening (6PM), at 3147 Dumbarton St. NW, a woman was accosted by two male juveniles. One of them had a brick and demanded one of the two bicycles in her possession. Instead, the woman yelled for her friend (who was a short distance away) to help her, and the juvenile threw his brick at her. The brick narrowly missed her and the juvenile then picked up a rock. He then threw the rock at her approaching friend, which hit him in the head. The juvenile suspect and her male friend then got into a physical struggle. MPD arrived on the scene and arrested the juvenile suspect. The other juvenile fled the scene before the arrival of MPD. The male friend’s head injury was treated by DCFEMS.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Nathan Castellanos
A reader reports Monday night:
“I’ve witnessed two very violent altercations between cyclists and drivers over the course of 1.5 years in DC – in the 1st one, the driver turned his car across two lanes of traffic and pulled a metal baseball bat out of his trunk against a cyclist he had knocked over.
Feb. 19th: I watched a convo between a cyclist in a bike lane on G St and 13th and a driver escalate to him pulling the cyclist off his bike, and beating him up. Thankfully the cyclist had pepper spray, since my screaming at the driver to stop didn’t do anything.
Moral of the story is road rage is real (especially against cyclists), wear a helmet, make sure your photos of license plates are clear, don’t be afraid to use a u-lock in self defense, and maybe carry pepper spray.”
I’m imagining s/he rolling luggage along side them while they bike to catch their flight. We’ve seen stranger things. Thanks to Hillary for sending.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Joe Flood
It’s gonna be another beaut so – from the Bike Rack:
“Free Coffee
For all bike commuters from our friends at Peregrine Espresso
Wednesday
7:30-9:30 am Feb 21 @ 14th & Q St NW”
via google maps
From MPD:
“On today’s date [Thursday] at 5:40 pm there was an:
Aggravate Assault – CCN: 18- 026-031 – f/o 4014 Georgia Avenue, NW – The complainant reported he was riding his bicycle when he was approached by a group of male juveniles. The juveniles began assaulting the complainant, striking him all over his body causing him to fall to the ground. The juveniles the fled the scene on foot and made good on their escape.
C1 has a contusion to the left eye and swollen facial area, he was transported to a medical facility.
No usable look-out at this time.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Joe Flood
A reader requests:
“Could you pass this PSA along? It applies to all cyclists, but dockless bike users may be less likely to have thought about it.
Do NOT lock bikes to bus stop poles. This impedes access to and from the bus, especially for those with disabilities.”