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I’ve seen you in the neighborhood several times!” The driver was so exasperated and wasn’t being heard. She kept saying, “You can’t go this way! You keep trying to get through. The volunteer, an older white woman, was very confrontational and rude about the driver’s options (a young, black woman) and made her feel like she was being subversive and offensive. I did have two cars ignore me, go through the barrier and speed down the bike lane and had to chase them to warn people up ahead.But for example one driver was an Amazon delivery driver who was exasperated and also kept getting different instructions from volunteers and had to drive around several times.
#MARQUEE STAFFING DRIVERS#
I was a volunteer there also yesterday and also had to de-escalate a few situations with cars, but most of the time, when approached with a little hustle and wave and a quick apology for the frustration with a very clear and direct alternative, most drivers were willing to take it. This is only one of several irate drivers we got reports about after the event.
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Grateful to the volunteer and others who stood by to support her.”Īnother person we heard from who lives in the area said, “I think in that community you are dealing with a lot of people who are auto-centric who drive everywhere, so for the streets to be closed that far out, they were pissed.” One witness we heard from said, “It was scary and just disappointing. Related: Ask BikePortland: Should I report road rage, or just let it go?
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This situation could have been extremely bad and their calm, level-headed demeanor likely kept the man from completely losing it. The bystanders and volunteers deserve a ton of credit for keeping their cool. The driver continued to yell and scream, but thankfully he drove through and out of the route without any major incident. Two people with large cargo bikes happened to be on the scene (one of them provided the video for us) and they followed the truck and its driver while yelling warnings to Sunday Parkways participants. After saying he was going to call his attorney, the driver sped off onto the route past the volunteer who shouted “No!!”. The volunteer at SE 131st and Mill offered to escort the man by foot at 5 mph to his home, but she seemed to not trust him to drive safely. At one point the man said, “I will fucking snap!” Keep in mind this driver was behaving like this with a gun on his dashboard, a massive and powerful vehicle at his disposal, and was driving on a street where dozens of people - and many small children - were biking and walking with the expectation of complete safety and a carfree environment. The exchanges were very intense, despite the exceedingly calm demeanor of the volunteer.
#MARQUEE STAFFING FULL#
Bunch of granola-eatin’ fucks!” and so on (watch video for full dialogue). I just want to go home! You’re wasting my time and fuel. The driver can be heard shouting, “All you bicyclists take over everything. The video then captures another very heated exchange with a different volunteer at the corner of SE Mill and 131st (near Lincoln City Park and the David Douglas High School football field).