Guest Article: My brush with an enraged driver left me shaken to the core
My disposition turned from annoyance to bone-chilling terror once I heard him say the word “gun.”
Road Rage
Man flashes gun during Sunday Parkways road rage incident
The calm on Portland’s marquee open streets event was shattered Sunday when the driver of a large pickup truck yelled at volunteers and participants, drove onto the route while screaming obscenities, and at one point during the heated exchanges, slammed a handgun onto his dashboard. It happened around 11:30 am during the east Portland edition … Read more
Video: Bike rider tries to engage a hateful driver spewing lies
A BikePortland reader sent in a video clip that shows what can happen when a bicycle rider and car driver interact with each other out on the road. As you can see above, I’ve taken the clip and added captions to it. The interaction happened in Tigard (southwest of Portland) and was caused when the … Read more
Road rage leads to shots fired at bicycle rider in Buckman neighborhood
A verbal interaction between two road users in southeast Portland erupted into gunfire Saturday afternoon. According to neighbors (one of whom contacted BikePortland), the incident took place around 6:00 pm on October 3rd. A bicycle rider was pedaling south on SE 16th between Washington and Alder and had a verbal exchange with someone driving a … Read more
Man hospitalized after being shot while biking in southeast Portland road rage
Portlander Mike Hilbrandt faces multiples surgeries and is recovering at a local hospital after being shot in the arm Tuesday night. According to a source who’s related to Hilbrandt, the incident started on East Burnside. Hilbrandt was bicycling along Burnside near 12th Avenue when he noticed an SUV in the bike lane. As Hilbrandt passed … Read more
Road rage incident caused by unsafe cycling conditions on SW Terwilliger
Lost in the drama of these incidents is the root cause.
A man was arrested today for purposely driving his car into protestors downtown
This is a red flag we must take seriously.
After he cut someone off, man claims he was victim of harassment and tire slashing
“The bicycle rider was angry and went ballistic.”
Portland Police arrest woman after she bragged about road rage assault online
Neither side saw it coming.
Collision Chronicles: Roadway assault on North Skidmore near MLK (8/29/16)
“I never thought I’d be emailing anyone about something like this.”
Man says he was doored intentionally on NE Tillamook this morning
“Hopefully these people are caught, hopefully it never happens again.”
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown