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Denver Bike Tales

@denverbiketales.bsky.social
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A collection of dangerous interactions while trying to use Denver's bike infrastructure. Please share your experiences so we can re-post. Hopefully we build enough of an inventory to encourage our city to do more to make our transportation system safe!

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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
4/28/26: Black construction trailer parked in the school bus zone on 41st at King, angled out into the street, blocking the Eastbound lane of traffic. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
4/28/26: Black VW SUV driver tried to use the intersection with 38th to pass a cyclist and child on Perry. When the cyclist turned and shouted at the driver not to be dangerous in intersections, the driver pulled back to the proper side of the street.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
4/27/26: Gray Kia SUV driver was stopped at 41st on Federal when the light turned red, then gunned their engine and sped through the intersection as a cyclist was trying to cross. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
4/25/26: Black Cadillac sedan driver sped through the 4-way stop on 45th at Eliot without yielding as a cyclist arrived at the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
4/25/26: Tan Toyota sedan driver parked blocking the Southbound side of Grove, North of 46th, forcing all Southbound traffic, including cyclists, onto the Northbound side of the street.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
4/25/26: White Mazda sedan driver sped around a cyclist and child on 73rd near Chase, nearly running head-on into an oncoming SUV that had to stop to avoid a collision.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
4/25/26: Black Jeep SUV driver gunned it across Lowell from the I-70 off ramp to beat traffic, tailgating a cyclist and child on 48th South, then passing in the no passing zone just East of Meade.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
4/25/26: White Toyota minivan driver blocking the bike lane on 46th at Federal as a cyclist and child arrived at the intersection and squeezed into the tiny space left. Driver then made an un-indicated right turn across the path of the cyclist and child.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
4/24/26: Red Nissan SUV driver drove the wrong direction around the traffic circle turning left from Grove onto 41st with a pedestrian at the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
4/24/26: Red Jeep SUV driver blew through the stop sign on 41st at Eliot without so much as tapping their brakes. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
4/24/26: White Tesla sedan driver drove a quarter of the way through the intersection with Xavier on 41st before stopping as a cyclist passed through the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
4/24/26: Gray Nissan SUV driver stopped blocking the crosswalk on 41st at Lowell, impeding all visibility of a cyclist activating the RRFB to cross the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
4/24/26: Light SUV driver sped down 41st West of Federal, passed a cyclist going the speed limit, then immediately had to stop in the backup of cars at the red light on Federal (while the cyclist rolled on by).
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
4/23/26: Black Nissan sedan driver used the bike lane on 46th to pass a left-turning cyclist on the right.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
4/23/26: Gray Mitsubishi SUV driver (previously noted) has started a new trend and was joined by a gray Nissan SUV driver and another dark SUV driver, parking in the Westbound lane of 41st to drop children into the Eastbound lane, blocking 41st, Knox, half a dozen cars, and endangering everyone.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
4/23/26: White Nissan coupe driver speeding down 38th weaving between lanes (while all the other drivers were slowing for a red light) barely managed to stop before entering the intersection with Perry where multiple cyclists were crossing from both directions.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
4/22/26: White Chevrolet box truck driver speeding down Federal failed to stop at a red light until completely blocking the crosswalk on the South side of the intersection with 41st while multiple cyclists crossed the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: Dark SUV driver driving across the centerline on Perry just South of 41st directly into adult and child cyclists to try to squeeze by 2 child cyclists in front of them.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: White Lexus SUV driver tailgating a child cyclist down 41st, on the wrong side of the street, from Lowell to Irving. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: Light SUV driver sped through the illuminated RRFB on Lowell at 41st, slowing enough to wave at the adult and child cyclists trying to cross the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: Massive, white Cadillac SUV driver parked at an angle, blocking the Southbound lane of Perry just South of 35th, forcing Southbound traffic into the Northbound lane during school dismissal. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: Black Lexus SUV driver parked blocking the crosswalk on 35th at Perry during school dismissal. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: White Toyota hatchback driver sped through the illuminated RRFB on Lowell at 41st, causing a cyclist to tumble off their bike to avoid a collision.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: Black Volvo SUV driver speeding down Perry through the school zone South of 35th during school arrival time with multiple cyclists and pedestrians in the street. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
4/22/26: White Toyota SUV driver speeding down 41st swerved into the oncoming lane in the intersection with Federal, despite an oncoming black SUV, and passed adult and child cyclists in the no passing zone on the West side of the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
4/21/26: Gray Mitsubishi SUV driver parked blocking the Westbound lane of 41st at Knox and deposited children directly into the Eastbound lane of the street.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
4/21/26: Eastbound, street-mounted RRFB call button on 41st at Lowell continues to be nonfunctional.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
4/21/26: Gray Toyota SUV driver parked blocking both lanes of 41st just East of Osceola. Luckily still enough room for a cyclist to squeeze by.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
4/21/26: Dark green pickup driver ran a red light on 38th turning left onto Perry into the path of a cyclist and child.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
4/21/26: Gray Subaru SUV driver ran the stop sign on Perry at 41st with student pedestrians and cyclists about the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
4/21/26: White Subaru SUV driver sped through the illuminated RRFB on Lowell at 41st as a student cyclist, adult cyclist, and child all tried to cross the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
4/18/26: White Jeep SUV (CO BCC-N88) driver parked in the bike lane on 25th West of Ames. [reported]
White Jeep SUV (CO BCC-N88) parked blocking the bike lane on w 25th Ave just West of Ames in Edgewater. The vehicle is sitting over the top of a “zipper” that’s supposed to keep drivers out of bike lanes, and straddling the buffer and out into the traffic lane. There is a double yellow line separating the bike lane from the street and clear green and white paint denoting the bike lane directly next to the car.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
4/18/26: White Toyota SUV driver speeding North on Lowell observed the illuminated RRFB at 41st and noticeably slowed, then slowed more, but drove straight through the intersection, forcing the cyclist trying to cross to come to a stop and watch the driver stare out their window as they rolled by.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
4/18/26: Tan Chevrolet sedan driver, after a couple aggressive failed attempts, passed a cyclist on 41st in the intersection with Julian. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: Tan Toyota SUV driver blew through the stop sign on 35th at Quitman, nearly clipping a cyclist in the intersection, then proceeded to run the stop sign at Perry as well, all during school arrival time. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: Eastbound street-mounted RRFB call button on the W 41st Avenue Neighborhood Bikeway at Lowell is nonfunctional (again).
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: Dark blue SUV driver parked in the no parking zone, blocking the curb cut where middle school students access the bike corral at the middle school on 41st near Knox. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: Black Nissan SUV driver ran the stop sign on Irving turning right onto 41st into the path of a cyclist and child, sped 2 blocks down 41st, then stopped blocking the entire street to drop off their child. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: Black Toyota SUV driver drove into the intersection with Federal on 41st during a red light, stopping blocking the crosswalk only when the pedestrian in the street pointed out the "no turn on red" sign. (Apparently a "stop at red light" sign is also needed)
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: Tan Audi sedan driver with Texas plates sped through the stop sign on Julian, turning right onto 41st, across the centerline where a cyclist was riding, then sped down 41st through the school zone. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4/17/26: White Jeep SUV driver drove past the stop sign on Eliot and stopped completely blocking the crosswalk with a pedestrian at the corner, only stopping because a cyclist was already in the lane they had planned to speed into.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
4/14/26: White Toyota taxi driver ran a red light on Federal, turning right onto 41st on the tail of a cyclist and child who were crossing the intersection, then sped around the cyclist and child in the no passing zone West of Federal.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
4/14/26: Black Jeep SUV driver cut between a cyclist and child pedestrian both crossing Lowell on 41st with the RRFB illuminated.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
4/14/26: Gray Toyota SUV driver stopped blocking the crosswalk and visibility of a cyclist activating the RRFB on 41st at Lowell such that the black Jeep SUV driver on Lowell had no idea a cyclist was crossing until they were in the street.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
4/12/26: Dark gray pickup driver went the wrong way around the traffic circle turning left from 41st onto Alcott as cyclists (one pulling a trailer) and a skateboarder approached the intersection from multiple directions.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
4/13/26: Construction delivery truck driver parked in the intersection of 39th and Perry, blocking the Southbound lane and forcing Southbound traffic into the Northbound lane of the Perry Street Neighborhood Bikeway as dozens of child and adult cyclists tried to get to school.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
4/13/26: White Chevrolet van driver sped through a red light on Federal at 41st as a cyclist tried to cross the intersection.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
4/10/26: White Jeep SUV driver stopped on 41st blocking the Lowell crosswalk and obstructing visibility for a cyclist trying to see if traffic had stopped for the illuminated RRFB to safely cross.
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
4/10/26: Black Chevrolet sedan driver drove past the stop sign, through the crosswalk, and into the travel lane of 41st on Irving before stopping during school arrival time with a cyclist in the intersection and another approaching from the opposite direction. #schoolstreets
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Denver Bike Tales @denverbiketales.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
4/10/26: White Ford coupe driver ran a red light on 38th at Perry as a cyclist and child were crossing the intersection.
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