Bike Lane Violations in Seattle
School Bus Blocking
24th Ave NW and NW 62nd St, Seattle, WA
School bus number 21322 was blocking my commute the other day. The driver was sweeping the floor with a broom and seemed upset that I took his photo.
Unloading With Plenty of Room
24th Ave NW and NW 62nd St, Seattle, WA 98107, Seattle, WA
On my commute home, this truck was unloading with plenty of room behind, but instead parked with its front end out in the bike lane.
Napping in the Bike Lane
24th Ave NW and NW 58th St, Seattle, WA
This Pabst truck was parked in the bike lane blocking the alley and the bike lane. Looked like the driver was just taking a nap.
Getting Smokes
24th Ave NW and NW 59th St, Seattle, WA
This lady was just leaving when I took this photo. She was both parked on top of the bike lane stripe and in front of a “no stops / tow away zone” sign. She suddenly stopped when she was pulling away for the cyclist in the photo. She was probably just running in to get cigarettes from Dan’s Smoke Shop.
Handicap Parking Job
24th Ave NW and NW 58th St, Seattle, WA
A red IROC with handicap plates was parked at an angle into the bike lane in front of Wingmasters Sports Bar. Maybe it is a mental handicap, or too much in a hurry for a beer at 2 in the afternoon to park?
Driving in the Bike Lane
61st nw and 24th nw, Seattle, WA
This Yellow Cab was cruising slowly south in the bike like. I suppose just looking for a fare just past midnight.
Driving in the Bike Lane
24th Ave NW and NW 57th St, Seattle, WA
This car was driving for blocks in the bike lane. I couldn’t get out my camera soon enough for a good 'before' picture, but here it is stopped at the light. You can see the distance into the lane by the how much of the white truck behind shows. I’m not sure if the plate is “429 UIE” or a variation of “428 UYE.”
No Construction Blocking Traffic
NW 57th ST and 24th Ave NW, Seattle, WA
I keep asking myself if I want to post these types of photos. This construction site has constantly and needlessly blocked the bike-lane and sometimes even the northbound lane. The construction often doesn’t make any use of the space that they block off.
Not Delivering, Just Parking
8th Ave NW and NW 65th St, Seattle, WA
This truck wasn’t making a delivery. It was just parked, at an angle, blocking the bike lane, the bus stop, parking and the mini-mart’s entrance. It was there for about three hours that night.
Cab reaching for a door prize
Dexter, Seattle, WA
This cab and another one a block ahead were both parked more than a foot away from the curb.
Trailer and RV in the lane
nw 64th and 8th nw, Seattle, WA
Sorry about the dark photo it was taken at about 11:30 pm. This RV and trailer were far to big for the standard parking and out into the bike lane.
Can't Wait For The Light
nw 54th st and 32nd ave nw, Seattle, WA
This Toyota couldn’t wait for the light to change and stopped on the Burke-Gilman Trail. It was like this: There was a red light for the car and a green for the perpendicular bike trail. I stopped to take a photo as I saw five cyclists almost hit this car.
Cell Phone Talker
20th ave w and w dravus st, Seattle, WA
This cell phone talker was parked right in front of the sign that says, “Magnolia Bike Route, Scenic Loop” with plenty of parking in front and behind. When I stopped to take the photos I saw three cyclists swerve onto 20th Ave W.
SUV Downtown Can't Park
2nd and marion, Seattle, WA
While riding south (in my friends car) I got out my camera to take a picture of this silver SUV parked over the line in the bike lane. There was a still lot of room to the curb.
EWV244
myrtle edwards park, Seattle, WA
To be honest, I almost didn’t post this. This white van that was driving toward me on the left (wrong) side of the dedicated bike path was a King County Parks van #EWV244. Sure she was probably doing something official, but couldn’t she have parked in a parking lot and then used a cart, or walked?
Happy Hooker
Elliot Bay park, Seattle, WA
This car wasn’t technically in the bikeway when I took this photo. It is parked very close. The odd thing is that there are no roads to this shop, the Happy Hooker. So it must have driven on the dedicated bike lane to get there.
Penske Rental Truck
S Dearborn St and Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA
Blocking most of the Westbound bike lane on S Dearborn St, at Maynard Ave S. Today (July 31, 2008) at about 8:45am.
Truck Parked Wrong Way, Covering Trail
NE 40th ST and Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA
This Truck was parked the wrong way on a two lane street, covering the bike trail and forcing both cars and bikes to go around it into the other lane, facing traffic. It couldn't have been more wrong.
covering entire burke gilman trail
burke gilman trail, northlake way, Seattle, WA
A taxi was parked, entirely, on the burke gilman trail, which is completely illegal for cars to be on. Airport Taxi #36, today, July 28th around noon. It was a little ridiculous, for such a heavy use trail.
Also, the google map below is wrong. The burke gilman trail goes right to the north side of Northlake Way, and doesn't run through gas works park. You can see the true route here:
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/burkegilmantrailmaps.htm
Truck at the fuelling station
8th and leary, Seattle, WA
This truck was so far out in the road that it was blocking the bike land and a lane of regular traffic. The truck wasn’t making a delivery, but fuelling up with diesel. These bike lanes are new/ not even fully painted, but will connect to the Burke-Gilman Trail. I didn’t get a chance to take a good photo of the two plates on the truck or trailers.
Not quite in the parking spot
nw 64th and 8th, Seattle, WA
This van wasn’t quite against the curb filling the bike lane in back. This was the middle of the day, but at rush hour it can get quite crowded here.
Independence Day
Meridian Ave N and N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA
During the Independence Day, this mother was parked in bike lane forcing us to go around. She seemed upset that i stopped to take her picture.
WSU Cougar drops off UW Husky
Brooklyn Ave NE and NW Pacific St, Seattle, WA
This blue car with "Cougar" plates parked in front of the no parking sign in the bike lane heading south to drop off the passenger at the University of Washington. He drove away heading east on NE 38th St when i got out my camera.
Taxi Parked on the Burke-Gilman Trail
N Northlake Place and N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA
Durring the Fremont Fair/ Solstice Parade, this yellow cab was parked on the foot path and the bike lane. Forcing us to ride on the wrong side of the street to get around. This was after the King County driver tried to get him to move.
Moving truck parked in the bike lane
N 34th St and Fremont Ave, Seattle, WA
Forces cyclists to exit the special bike lane and go the wrong way on a one-way street.































