Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
There is always the alternative of assuming that this incident is unique to rideshare drivers discharging passengers on city streets and blaming this incident on ride share corporation policies or some sort of failure of Chicago b-crats to inform the rideshare companies and the public about how to identify a bike lane, even if they do not exist on the street in question.
I think there is some uniqueness to the ride share business.
As I mentioned above, a cyclist's behavior may vary around certain well marked commercial vehicles. So, I hope few cyclists cut between a taxi or bus and the curb when the vehicles slow and stop to pick up or discharge passengers.
But, the cyclist should have treated the above vehicle with the same deference they give a taxi. So, perhaps better vehicle markings would be a benefit. And that is something the city or state could legislate, or the ride share companies could independently mandate.