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Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:46 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
When the cop stopped me, I was pissed. i knew the law and knew I didn't need to signal unless it was safe to remove a hand from the handlebar to do so. I mentioned this to the cop several times. When ... |
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Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:40 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
Yes I did. And now I can see why that might sound totally dick-ish.
I was cited 2 hours before her memorial ride, which was on that same road. There's a lot missing from this report, part of which ... |
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Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:25 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
I had my day in Seattle Municipal Court on this failure-to-signal-while-changing-lanes issue yesterday. I got the case dismissed based on what the prosecutor deemed my "creative argument," w ... |
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:06 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Law and order everytime, that's us! |
DOUG.
Replies: 10
Views: 342 |
Not sure how officer would react to cyclist being more fluent in law than the officer him/herself.
I do. I educated SPD Officer David M Ogard on the hand signaling law two weeks ago when he pulled me ... |
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Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:27 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
The cop's name is David M Ogard, or "DM Ogard" on his badge.
He actually didn't pull me over right away. He pulled up alongside me and began yelling at me that I didn't signal. It's only ... |
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Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:40 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
I was incredibly combative and absolutely fucking rude at this point, telling her I had signaled and she was fucking stupid.
Thanks for your story. I, too, was incredibly rude, repeatedly telling ... |
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Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:02 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
Nope, nope, nope. If you have the copy with the incorrect citation number, that should be thrown out. They should not be able to alter the code... which doesn't mean SPD, known for being fuckers, woul ... |
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Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:00 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Drivers ignoring new 2nd Ave bicycle infrastructure |
DOUG.
Replies: 92
Views: 2651 |
I rode it uphill (northbound) yesterday. It's actually pretty good that way. The lights aren't synched any worse than 1st. The biggest obstacles were the pedestrians jaywalking across 2nd, not realizi ... |
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Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:38 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
The cop actually didn't even know the law for bikes, he cited me under the motor vehicle law for signaling. So this should get thrown out on a technicality, but after talking to a lawyer friend of min ... |
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Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:13 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Anyone ever cited for failure to signal? |
DOUG.
Replies: 26
Views: 625 |
I was. Last Friday on 2nd Avenue, just blocks from where Sher Kung was killed, and two hours before her memorial ride. I switched lanes from the middle "car" lane to the right "car" ... |
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:29 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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Drivers ignoring new 2nd Ave bicycle infrastructure |
DOUG.
Replies: 92
Views: 2651 |
I rode it this morning and saw the same thing at both University and Spring streets. The only thing stopping drivers from turning left on the red arrow were the volunteers standing there telling them ... |
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Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:57 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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Cyclist just hit downtown on 2nd and University |
DOUG.
Replies: 55
Views: 1633 |
Several years ago I emailed City Hall asking why the 2nd Ave bike lane was on the left side of the road. I was told it was because bus drivers didn't want to deal with cyclists while making stops. If ... |
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Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:38 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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hit and run on cyclist, dexter, anyone we know? |
DOUG.
Replies: 120
Views: 23579 |
Thanks for putting up the ghost bike. |
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Thu May 12, 2011 10:05 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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bye bye david hiller |
DOUG.
Replies: 14
Views: 3325 |
Remember when Hiller endorsed Greg Nickels over Mike McGinn? Dumbass. |
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Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:42 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Missing Link Judge on Three Month Bender... |
DOUG.
Replies: 1
Views: 873 |
...or something. |
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Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:25 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
2010 Spoke Card Contest |
DOUG.
Replies: 68
Views: 15523 |
http://www.dougunderground.com/mcgin.jpg |
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:37 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Ballard Missing Link |
DOUG.
Replies: 4
Views: 1723 |
Something finally got done. It must be an election year. |
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Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:01 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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What to do in Portland? |
DOUG.
Replies: 12
Views: 2577 |
I took my bike on the train down to Portland last week. I'm extremely softcore, so I just rode around town, over bridges, along the Willamette and from bar to bar.
Keep in mind that you need to mak ... |
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:46 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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Boring Public Policy Update #126. |
DOUG.
Replies: 3
Views: 1164 |
Typical Seattle process: Nothing gets done because everything depends on that other thing that never gets done. From SDOT:
Thank you for your interest in the Nickerson Street rechannelization proje ... |
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Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:57 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
bike v. car accident in tangletown (ne 56th & 1st ne) |
DOUG.
Replies: 42
Views: 12964 |
Bicyclist struck by vehicle in Wallingford neighborhood
Posted by Nick Provenza
A cyclist suffered serious head injuries after she was struck by a vehicle just before 10:30 a.m. in Seattle's Wal ... |
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:35 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Riding to The Gorge. |
DOUG.
Replies: 4
Views: 1429 |
Has anyone here ever ridden from Seattle to The Gorge (in George)? Any idea how hard a ride it is? |
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Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:56 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
West Nickerson Street Open House Tonight w/SDOT |
DOUG.
Replies: 3
Views: 1603 |
I was there. There was a good turnout of bike folks. I asked an SDOT rep if she's gotten push-back from the four-wheeled crowd. She pointed to a single woman in the back of the room and said, "Ye ... |
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:03 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
spoke cards 2009, get designin! |
DOUG.
Replies: 77
Views: 15422 |
http://www.dougunderground.com/spokecard_OBAMA.jpg |
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Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:00 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Tim Eyman's next initiative |
DOUG.
Replies: 3
Views: 1657 |
VOTE LIKE ME ON EVERYTHING!!! |
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:11 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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presidential election fact of the day: |
DOUG.
Replies: 8
Views: 1730 |
Yeah, he looks like Urkel in that photo, but Obama WAS at least towing his daughter that day. A fact that every network managed to crop out. |
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:24 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Polite ride |
DOUG.
Replies: 24
Views: 6738 |
Anyone who rode the Suzie Burke Honorary Stone Way ride knows what happens when a group of cyclists follows the rules of the road: They quickly get split into many tiny groups. It worked okay on Suzie ... |
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Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:08 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Do you bike on eastlake, UW? Streetcar forum tonight |
DOUG.
Replies: 7
Views: 2351 |
I'll be there. |
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Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:08 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
How do you tell the spring cycling season has begun? |
DOUG.
Replies: 24
Views: 5082 |
What's the fee for running that stop sign in a car? Is it also $103? |
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Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:30 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Streetcars and Bicycles |
DOUG.
Replies: 40
Views: 8894 |
Ethan's a tool of the Nickels regime. I can't believe he'd actually show up with such a crap-ass "presentation" as that. I think he had 3 slides that were even slightly relevant to bike issu ... |
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:15 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
STONE WAY |
DOUG.
Replies: 59
Views: 13059 |
Sweet victory! And we didn't even have to set fire to anything. |
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Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:40 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
No charges for Dump-truck driver |
DOUG.
Replies: 53
Views: 12214 |
I see too many dump truck drivers driving way too wildly through densely-populated areas of Seattle these days -- speeding up through yellow lights, turning too quickly into blind crosswalks and other ... |
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:10 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Stolen Bike! |
DOUG.
Replies: 7
Views: 2624 |
Bike theives suck. I made THIS VIDEO to make myself feel better. It didn't really work. Anyone seen my bike? |
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:29 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Stolen Bike! |
DOUG.
Replies: 7
Views: 2624 |
My bike was stolen on Saturday 02.23 between 12:15pm and 2:15pm from the bike rack on the western side of UW's Kane Hall. It's a 2005 Giant FCR2, Large, Black, flat handle bar. Serial number CN500313. ... |
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Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:03 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
vote today |
DOUG.
Replies: 18
Views: 3783 |
I voted Kucinich. "UFOs before Bros or Hos". |
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:41 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Apollo Fuhriman |
DOUG.
Replies: 42
Views: 12065 |
Apparently this legal genius is a LAW STUDENT at Seattle U. Pity the fool who gets represented by this guy. |
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:34 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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Apollo Fuhriman |
DOUG.
Replies: 42
Views: 12065 |
So there's a few jackass letters in today's Seattle Times, the jackassiest of which was written by one Apollo Fuhriman from Bothell. Google tells me that he is a Republican jackass who recently tried ... |
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Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:03 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
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Because you want to be on talk radio ... TODAY 4-5pm |
DOUG.
Replies: 14
Views: 3853 |
I'd rather get hit by a car than listen to KVI for an hour. |
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:45 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Public Radio & Portland Biking. |
DOUG.
Replies: 1
Views: 879 |
Portland gets its props on public radio yesterday. |
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Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:25 am |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
Fun ride in the snow |
DOUG.
Replies: 36
Views: 7003 |
Few things are more annoying that folks from other cities telling everyone that "people in Seattle can't drive." That may be true, but people drive like shit EVERYWHERE! That being said, Bos ... |
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Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:09 pm |
| Forum: |
Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
snitch slut and spd |
DOUG.
Replies: 20
Views: 4815 |
Hmm, there's a lot of hearsay here, so I think I'll wait for more info before I storm the castle. But considering SPD's history I would not be surprised if this is at least a partially true tale. Keep ... |
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