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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #174154

Biking & Walking:

Other: I had a horrible near-miss this morning as I was biking near the freeway. A grain truck (the kind with three sections) headed East passed me on the left with less than a foot clearance and then cut me off getting into the southbound on-ramp. The two vehicles following did the exact same thing. The other day someone in a car chewed me out for taking the lane and "Didn't I care about all this traffic?!" This intersection is on my way to work and it just needs to be fixed. It is the worst part of my commute and is so dangerous from negligent, unobservant, and angry drivers. The area from Liberty to Wynnedale is awful. There are sections of bike lanes which end abruptly, forcing people on a bike to either take the lane (if they have the confidence to do so) or share the lane with far less than three feet. The wide sidewalks are not good because drivers turning onto the on-ramps aren't looking for pedestrians or bicyclists on the sidewalk and there are lots of driveways to cross. If a bicyclist has the right to be on the street then there needs to be accommodations, signs, or better infrastructure to make it a non-lethal option.

History

11/23/2020 15:34:01 Closed by Anonymous

I have made note of this near miss. Please feel free to contact me if you ever want to follow up. Thank you again for reporting. Mallory

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=174154 Closed by Mallory Rickbeil I have made note of this near miss. Please feel free to contact me if you ever want to follow up. Thank you again for reporting. Mallory

11/17/2020 14:15:41 Anonymous commented on this case.

I am so sorry to hear this. And I am so happy to hear that you are not physically hurt. As you know the West side of town was not built for the cyclist in mind- so when it comes to projects to build protected bike lanes, or multiuse paths, or redesign streets for human scale- projects in this area become very expensive for the amount that we have to put forth towards these initiatives. So, while I hate that my only response to you today is that I will put this in my list of areas of concern- I am limited in my ability to respond with the immediacy that this situation deserves. Please know that I am taking this report very seriously, and if you ever want to follow up with me and discuss options moving forward- i would be thrilled. My email is rickbeilm@bloomington.in.gov. THank you for reaching out, Mallory

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=174154 Mallory Rickbeil commented on this case. I am so sorry to hear this. And I am so happy to hear that you are not physically hurt. As you know the West side of town was not built for the cyclist in mind- so when it comes to projects to build protected bike lanes, or multiuse paths, or redesign streets for human scale- projects in this area become very expensive for the amount that we have to put forth towards these initiatives. So, while I hate that my only response to you today is that I will put this in my list of areas of concern- I am limited in my ability to respond with the immediacy that this situation deserves. Please know that I am taking this report very seriously, and if you ever want to follow up with me and discuss options moving forward- i would be thrilled. My email is rickbeilm@bloomington.in.gov. THank you for reaching out, Mallory

11/17/2020 10:26:49 Anonymous assigned this case to Anonymous

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=174154 Anonymous assigned this case to Mallory Rickbeil You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

11/17/2020 10:26:49 Opened by Anonymous

2518 Brentwood Ct #BSVYT Floor: 3207 W 3rd St Frisco 75034, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA

CityBloomington
StateIN
Latitude39.164501190186
Longitude-86.575233459473

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