Former fire/EMS here. The system is called opticom and it’s usually an IR strobe that flashes at a receiver on the light. You can usually see the receivers on top of traffic lights. They are small. Anyway that’s the system I’ve seen the most. Could be newer ones out there
I love the little fart sound when people do things like cutting the corner or standing with their door and butt in or near the traffic lane. Very fitting and funny 😂
Some of the smartest people and best drivers in the nation too. Happy Thanksgiving bro. Keep on pumping out content and always be extra alert and careful out there in the crazy Seattle streets.
Those people expect the city to magically build parking for them DIRECTLY in front of every destination they'll EVER visit. But CYCLISTS are entitled, right??
One of the scariest things I’ve learned from your videos is just how common it is for people to be on their phones while driving. I knew some people did it, but anytime I watch a video it’s so eye-opening. I don’t even understand how people can do that while thinking it’s safe or okay? My phone is tucked far away from interaction, I’d be so so stressed even attempting to look at it while driving because of potential consequences. Keep fighting the good fight!
I *think* he did!! In the moment, I thought he said "there is a minimum", which is why I asked "what is it, then?", but I think he really was insinuating that 25 is THE minimum 🤡
Back in our younger days, when a car was parked in the bike lane, we would lose our bike handling skills (wink wink) and bump into it while squeezing by. If someone was sitting in it, we would bump it and dramatically fall down while crying. Their first reaction was anger that we hit their car, but they soon realized they were at fault. Those were the good ole days.
alsoooo off-topic but i must ask as some curious icelandic person xD what's the difference between Seattle and Toronto? they feel so similar in vibes & culture, at least from first glance :0 though maybe more music culture in toronto? would love to hear what you think as someone who lives in seattle. haha
Hey man thanks. As a driver and avid car lover, past cyclist I wish there was a group chat amongst cars so you could cuss people out.. the texting and driving this is INSANE I don't understand why it's so prevalent here.. in a car, when I see it, there's nothing I can do (I drive a early 2000s project car with no horn) but damn. I see why people get road rage.
Society is ever-increasingly straight up addicted to their phones being in their hands. I wish we were like the UK, where phone drivers can be reported and get 6 points on their license and fined. It would save me from having to endanger myself by calling them out!
I had 2 people try to cross in front of me in SLU at night when it wasn’t their light. One ran back to the curb after getting past two vehicles that had a green light. The other just didn’t give a f and crossed in front of a line of cars that had a green arrow. They didn’t seem crazy or high either. Despite the deadly potential, people don’t give a 💩. 🤦♂️ I’m amazed every day. Surprised more pedestrians aren’t hit or kill. It wouldn’t be the fault of the driver either in the scenarios I am seeing. Of course police DGAF and have not enforced jaywalking for political reasons for 10 years +. No need to enforce such a thing, what could go wrong between a vehicle and a pedestrian?
@11:00 What does that yellow line on the sidewalk mean? I thought it indicated a loading zone. Is that not correct? Of course the guy is still 2 feet away from it....
It probably used to be a loading zone when there was parking there, but it's a bike lane now. There would be a Loading zone sign and other parking markers, like there are further down the street 😌
Who's driving school? Swerve Driving School (it's a catchphase that the AEW wrestler "Swerve Strickland" uses) but he says it like this, "Who's house? Swerve's House. Also, I also noticed the Z Ultimate Karate School next to it. I use to go to the one in Fallbrook, CA but that was back in July 2015 to September 2016. Overall, awesome upload. 😏👍👍
A thought I had because of the jellyfish powers. I can see lane splitting in those situations since there's almost no risk or whatever. But in various 'bad driving' compilations I see people on motorcycles lane splitting moving cars on the highway. It's apparently legal in some places, but I just can't imagine that being a good idea.
Yeah a motorcycle is wide enough, and usually travelling at high enough speeds, that lane splitting is generally a bad idea. I only feel confident doing it around stopped/very slow traffic on a *bicycle*
1:34 Really dumb place to stop. Block both the crosswalk and the bike lane plus the van turning right. 4:01 Wait. Aqua is still touring? Or maybe they came back because of the Barbie Movie. That's probably it. 8:02 A couple of months ago I saw movement ahead and slowed down. Turned out to be a bike with a trailer that had no lights. Although it was also one of those bums that raid peoples recycling boxes for beer cans so.... 12:22 I wonder if Lyft would do anything about that if they found out. 15:38 Audi drivers. 🙄 17:32 Or it won't fit a big tractor trailer. 19:15 WTF are you doing. Well you saw a safety hazard and thought a cone would be the best option to alert people. 🤣 35:40 So....where are you supposed to ride then?
Part of being a road cyclist is being able to hold 20MPH for hours, agree with the driver. I ride 200 miles a week in Los Angeles and would never hold someone up like that. Do some interval training on a hill to get your speed up, minimum speed laws do exist in all 50 states.
1) How much time did that driver gain by illegally passing another car as well as myself? 2) What is the minimum speed on a 25mph street in Seattle? Provide citations. 3) Name ONE reason other than sheer impatience that justifies that driver's actions.
1) How much time did that driver gain by illegally passing another car as well as myself? 2) What is the minimum speed on a 25mph street in Seattle? Provide citations. 3) Name ONE reason other than sheer impatience that justifies that driver's actions.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist There are 4 types of speed laws in all 50 states, minimum, maximum, prima facie and basic. If you want to ride 6mph in the road on wide knobby tires bothering everyone go ahead, but you aren't a real road cyclist, and it's not legal.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist The move the driver pulled never happens to me because I don't pick routes I am too slow for. Sidewalk riding is legal in Seattle, give it a try if you are too lazy to train for the minimum speed limit.
You would have loved the idoit I had to yell at yesterday for being on the phone well driving so slow that others had to SWERVE around him then he got scared cause I yelled at him to the point he wanted to start a fight then right after that trys to do a hit and run well hoking his horn like a scared little boy after he got told off by his daddy as well every time i yell at someone that is on a bike or e scooter to get on the road they go right to the name calling like they think they have a right but the law is the law
I don’t understand why enforcing the texting and driving rule when people are waiting for the light to turn green, wouldnt it be better for someone to use their phones to send a quick message at a stop light rather than actively actively moving vehicle…
So do you actually believe that every person who is "only" texting while at red lights is ONLY looking at their phone while stationary at traffic lights? Because data (and personal experience) shows that people who are using their phones at red lights are also using their phones while moving at speed. Even for those who only intend to use their phone while stopped due to traffic lights, are they paying attention to their surroundings? NO. It's your job as a driver to be aware of your surroundings AT ALL TIMES while behind the wheel. An innumerable amount of people have been injured and killed because of inattentive drivers pulling away from a stop, unaware of who is around them.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist interesting… but, makes sense. Thanks for replying, because I text while stationary (when I need to), and when the light turns green or i’m moving at any point, always hands on wheels. Just needed that extra context.
@@meduimdock The best thing to do is to just put the phone away so it's not a temptation. Or at least keep it in the holder for using GPS. Pull over and park if you need to write a text or an email. Distracted driving is the second leading cause of traffic crashes, and has similar negative effects to your attention as drinking and driving does. When the temptation does strike, just think first "is this text worth potentially seriously injuring or killing someone else over? Because while it's statistically not likely to happen, it CAN happen, and it DOES happen. Read the story in my video description (or here: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415859/Hope-Fennell-death-Lorry-driver-crushed-13-year-old-girl-truck-texted-girlfriend-released-just-THREE-months.html) about Hope Fennel. She was a 13 year old girl who was crossing the street, got run over by a truck who was starting from stationary, the driver didn't see her because he was on his phone. She's gone forever because of that careless move, and I'm sure that driver thought he was using his phone in a completely safe way.
Because there's a difference between a bike rider on a flimsy bike and a 2ton death machine doing it. He only goes through a red if it's safe to do so. Cyclists can treat reds as stop signs according to law 👍
@@PrivateOGITH oh so you one of those lowlifes that stile others content and pass it off as your own if so get a new hobby like model airplanes or model trains
I am careful to move it slightly so that it doesn't cover up anything important in the scene. I know all too well that there are scalpers out there who steal and share content without the owner's permission on other social media.
those that bike and bitch about cars not following traffic laws need to sit back and look at all the cyclist breaking every traffic law known like running lights blowing through red lights turning WITHOUT signaling or even riding on sidewalks if you want to have other obey the very laws you break you have zero leg to stand on ....be safe and cycle on
If you can't fix your own bicycle, then you're a meat in bread person just like the rest of the people. I was fixing my own bicycles at age 11. Bending frames back into place, putting on cables and derailleurs, adjusting derailleurs, new wheels, inner tubes, tires. If you have an E-bike then get a multimeter and replace the parts yourself. YOU ARE THE MEAT IN BREAD PERSON.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist I dunno, I couldn't get a good look at it. If you had put a video, this is what my bike is doing, or this is what's wrong, then I could have told you how to fix it.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist Because you took your bicycle into a bike shop to be repaired, thats why. Yet you put others down who make mistakes. I am just sticking up for all those people you got angry with. I can't help it that you live in a large city like a lemming.
@@shanemitchell477 So you're equivocating those who make easily avoidable mistakes while driving (like cutting others off, illegal parking, etc), with someone who DARED to support a local bike shop for repairs on a bicycle that is older than their own body?? You can't be serious. You're a disingenuous troll, at best. Go find somewhere else to attempt to dupe idiots like yourself.
If by "entitled", you mean "I know my rights and I know what's safest for me", then fuck yeah I'm an entitled hooligan! How safe is it for pedestrians and cyclists out where YOU live?
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I like how everyone you confronted on their phone, put it down like a hot potato. They know it’s wrong, illegal, but still do it.
14:56 I’m 100% gonna start shouting I win when I catch up to cars at red lights 😂😂😂
They think it's a competition, so why not lean into it?? 😆
13:38 That one teacher that appears outta nowhere beside you and tells you to put the snacks/gum away. 😂
Ride on the street coward is my favorite line 😹
Or replace "coward" with the inventive insult of your choice.
Former fire/EMS here. The system is called opticom and it’s usually an IR strobe that flashes at a receiver on the light. You can usually see the receivers on top of traffic lights. They are small. Anyway that’s the system I’ve seen the most. Could be newer ones out there
Nice!! That's super cool!
I love the little fart sound when people do things like cutting the corner or standing with their door and butt in or near the traffic lane. Very fitting and funny 😂
Some of the smartest people and best drivers in the nation too. Happy Thanksgiving bro. Keep on pumping out content and always be extra alert and careful out there in the crazy Seattle streets.
Happy Thanksgiving Day tooooooo My Brother, SALTYSEATTLECYCLIST!
Thankful for your content this year, buddy. 🍗🥧🍦🥗🌽🍚🍠🍷❤😍
Thank you for this long one. People always say there's no parking, nah ur just a lazy bones
Those people expect the city to magically build parking for them DIRECTLY in front of every destination they'll EVER visit.
But CYCLISTS are entitled, right??
Seatle doesn't seem nearly as bad as New York in terms of stupid people but that could just be because it's smaller.
At least the first guy sitting in the bike lane acknowledged his mistake and moved. Most of them won't do that.
Salty don't you know that red means GO? Especially for impatient car-brains 😂
One of the scariest things I’ve learned from your videos is just how common it is for people to be on their phones while driving. I knew some people did it, but anytime I watch a video it’s so eye-opening. I don’t even understand how people can do that while thinking it’s safe or okay? My phone is tucked far away from interaction, I’d be so so stressed even attempting to look at it while driving because of potential consequences. Keep fighting the good fight!
Seattle sure has some pretty decorations for the holidays but holy hell those gas prices 😬
19:00 You expect him to walk aaaaall the way from over there? Couldn't call himself American if he had to do that! 😂
License Plate CKH0889, Great Job That Asshole! 👍🏻
Did that dude really say the speed limit was 25 that was the minimum 🤦
I *think* he did!! In the moment, I thought he said "there is a minimum", which is why I asked "what is it, then?", but I think he really was insinuating that 25 is THE minimum 🤡
Also Salty Happy Thanksgiving
17:28 "Yep, let's fuck with the bike lane."
Bike lane never catches a break. Everybody always ride the bike lanes ass. 😂
thats fuuny how pwople said dont touch my car when your not touching it
12:14 caught me off guard💀
22:35 Missed opportunity to give us a tour of the club!
😂😂
Back in our younger days, when a car was parked in the bike lane, we would lose our bike handling skills (wink wink) and bump into it while squeezing by. If someone was sitting in it, we would bump it and dramatically fall down while crying. Their first reaction was anger that we hit their car, but they soon realized they were at fault. Those were the good ole days.
The temptation to do that is...very strong 😂 I really don't want to mess up my bike though
That's a GREAT driving school name 😅
Seriously though
@@SaltySeattleCyclist Emerald is probably the best though, right? 😂
alsoooo off-topic but i must ask as some curious icelandic person xD what's the difference between Seattle and Toronto? they feel so similar in vibes & culture, at least from first glance :0 though maybe more music culture in toronto? would love to hear what you think as someone who lives in seattle. haha
I've never been to Toronto, so I'm the wrong person to ask 😅
awhh fair enough :P@@SaltySeattleCyclist
Omg all the phone users this upload 🤦 definitely need to report that Lyft driver. He should not be working for that company
Hey man thanks. As a driver and avid car lover, past cyclist I wish there was a group chat amongst cars so you could cuss people out.. the texting and driving this is INSANE I don't understand why it's so prevalent here.. in a car, when I see it, there's nothing I can do (I drive a early 2000s project car with no horn) but damn. I see why people get road rage.
Society is ever-increasingly straight up addicted to their phones being in their hands. I wish we were like the UK, where phone drivers can be reported and get 6 points on their license and fined. It would save me from having to endanger myself by calling them out!
When I got my car in 2021 I set the headlights to Auto. Never had to touch them again.
Yet it's such a difficult concept for people to understand 🤦
Hello! Can I feature this video for an edit that I'm working on? I'll credit you with watermark on screen. Thanks in advance.
I had 2 people try to cross in front of me in SLU at night when it wasn’t their light. One ran back to the curb after getting past two vehicles that had a green light. The other just didn’t give a f and crossed in front of a line of cars that had a green arrow. They didn’t seem crazy or high either. Despite the deadly potential, people don’t give a 💩. 🤦♂️ I’m amazed every day. Surprised more pedestrians aren’t hit or kill. It wouldn’t be the fault of the driver either in the scenarios I am seeing. Of course police DGAF and have not enforced jaywalking for political reasons for 10 years +. No need to enforce such a thing, what could go wrong between a vehicle and a pedestrian?
best greetings from Germany, Drive save ❤
@11:00 What does that yellow line on the sidewalk mean? I thought it indicated a loading zone. Is that not correct? Of course the guy is still 2 feet away from it....
It probably used to be a loading zone when there was parking there, but it's a bike lane now. There would be a Loading zone sign and other parking markers, like there are further down the street 😌
This guy should get a paycheck from SPD. He does more for city safety than they do.
1:20 I like how they waved. That makes everything ok.
Zero aslo says "if your in traffic, you are traffice".
Who's driving school? Swerve Driving School (it's a catchphase that the AEW wrestler "Swerve Strickland" uses) but he says it like this, "Who's house? Swerve's House. Also, I also noticed the Z Ultimate Karate School next to it. I use to go to the one in Fallbrook, CA but that was back in July 2015 to September 2016.
Overall, awesome upload. 😏👍👍
No way, is that actually what it's name for??
@SaltySeattleCyclist That's the first thing that came to mind when I thought about Swerve. Also, perfect transition to the outro music. 👍👍
27:00 🎵 if pedestrians can, so can I 🎶
A thought I had because of the jellyfish powers. I can see lane splitting in those situations since there's almost no risk or whatever. But in various 'bad driving' compilations I see people on motorcycles lane splitting moving cars on the highway. It's apparently legal in some places, but I just can't imagine that being a good idea.
Yeah a motorcycle is wide enough, and usually travelling at high enough speeds, that lane splitting is generally a bad idea. I only feel confident doing it around stopped/very slow traffic on a *bicycle*
So many cyclists without light, same here in Munich. I just don't get it.. Stay safe! ✌😊
1:34 Really dumb place to stop. Block both the crosswalk and the bike lane plus the van turning right.
4:01 Wait. Aqua is still touring? Or maybe they came back because of the Barbie Movie. That's probably it.
8:02 A couple of months ago I saw movement ahead and slowed down. Turned out to be a bike with a trailer that had no lights. Although it was also one of those bums that raid peoples recycling boxes for beer cans so....
12:22 I wonder if Lyft would do anything about that if they found out.
15:38 Audi drivers. 🙄
17:32 Or it won't fit a big tractor trailer.
19:15 WTF are you doing. Well you saw a safety hazard and thought a cone would be the best option to alert people. 🤣
35:40 So....where are you supposed to ride then?
Allllllllll righty then. Buses 🤦♂️
You are brave. Others who do what you do are called Karens.
1000 views in less than 24 hours. Nice!
35:20 people think they know but they don’t know.
Nobody is as perfect as this guy lol
With the amt of ppl who don't pay attention while driving, I can understand why some ppl avoid the streets.
There are a lot of Prii in that neighborhood
There are SO many Prii everywhere here, and they're all clueless (but thankfully not malicious) drivers 😅
6:44 :D 😁😅
Sure, you have an Alfa Romeo to deliver orders...
Tell me another lie again please...
I don't understand why people take the phone in the Hands while driving. I would never do that.
Phone addicted zombies is all I can say. Gotta check that Instagram! 🙄
10:05 sidewalk extension
Part of being a road cyclist is being able to hold 20MPH for hours, agree with the driver. I ride 200 miles a week in Los Angeles and would never hold someone up like that. Do some interval training on a hill to get your speed up, minimum speed laws do exist in all 50 states.
1) How much time did that driver gain by illegally passing another car as well as myself?
2) What is the minimum speed on a 25mph street in Seattle? Provide citations.
3) Name ONE reason other than sheer impatience that justifies that driver's actions.
1) How much time did that driver gain by illegally passing another car as well as myself?
2) What is the minimum speed on a 25mph street in Seattle? Provide citations.
3) Name ONE reason other than sheer impatience that justifies that driver's actions.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist There are 4 types of speed laws in all 50 states, minimum, maximum, prima facie and basic. If you want to ride 6mph in the road on wide knobby tires bothering everyone go ahead, but you aren't a real road cyclist, and it's not legal.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist The move the driver pulled never happens to me because I don't pick routes I am too slow for. Sidewalk riding is legal in Seattle, give it a try if you are too lazy to train for the minimum speed limit.
@@___Bebo___ What's the minimum speed limit for all vehicles on a 25mph street, then?
I get it now.🙂
18:49 cw: roid rage
You would have loved the idoit I had to yell at yesterday for being on the phone well driving so slow that others had to SWERVE around him then he got scared cause I yelled at him to the point he wanted to start a fight then right after that trys to do a hit and run well hoking his horn like a scared little boy after he got told off by his daddy as well every time i yell at someone that is on a bike or e scooter to get on the road they go right to the name calling like they think they have a right but the law is the law
I don’t understand why enforcing the texting and driving rule when people are waiting for the light to turn green, wouldnt it be better for someone to use their phones to send a quick message at a stop light rather than actively actively moving vehicle…
So do you actually believe that every person who is "only" texting while at red lights is ONLY looking at their phone while stationary at traffic lights? Because data (and personal experience) shows that people who are using their phones at red lights are also using their phones while moving at speed.
Even for those who only intend to use their phone while stopped due to traffic lights, are they paying attention to their surroundings? NO. It's your job as a driver to be aware of your surroundings AT ALL TIMES while behind the wheel. An innumerable amount of people have been injured and killed because of inattentive drivers pulling away from a stop, unaware of who is around them.
@@SaltySeattleCyclist interesting… but, makes sense. Thanks for replying, because I text while stationary (when I need to), and when the light turns green or i’m moving at any point, always hands on wheels.
Just needed that extra context.
@@meduimdock The best thing to do is to just put the phone away so it's not a temptation. Or at least keep it in the holder for using GPS. Pull over and park if you need to write a text or an email. Distracted driving is the second leading cause of traffic crashes, and has similar negative effects to your attention as drinking and driving does. When the temptation does strike, just think first "is this text worth potentially seriously injuring or killing someone else over? Because while it's statistically not likely to happen, it CAN happen, and it DOES happen. Read the story in my video description (or here: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415859/Hope-Fennell-death-Lorry-driver-crushed-13-year-old-girl-truck-texted-girlfriend-released-just-THREE-months.html) about Hope Fennel. She was a 13 year old girl who was crossing the street, got run over by a truck who was starting from stationary, the driver didn't see her because he was on his phone. She's gone forever because of that careless move, and I'm sure that driver thought he was using his phone in a completely safe way.
Goes through red himself yet moans about motorist going through red and not waiting 😂
Because there's a difference between a bike rider on a flimsy bike and a 2ton death machine doing it. He only goes through a red if it's safe to do so. Cyclists can treat reds as stop signs according to law 👍
Where is my Closed Captions?
Sorry, buddy, I rushed this one. I'll have them up soon!
I'm about 3/4 finished right now 🙏
@@SaltySeattleCyclist now it's perfect. Thank yoy and have a good day!
@@gabriel_issao The last quarter will be done in the next hour! Thank you for your patience!
They're all done! Thank you again for your patience, and again, I apologize for not having those ready before hitting Publish 🙏
2:40 ...
“I guess a red light means green”, he casually says while showing himself riding through red a lot of times.
He's not in a car. And only goes through if it's safe to do so if not he sits so yeah
"oh nooo, he ran a red light after checking if the road is clear on a 40 lb scooter
you Could of at Least put the LOGO in the Lower Right Corner of the Video' & NOT Right in the Middle of the Screen Blocking our View 🙁
Let his logo take up half the screen I find it better then seing idiots using his videos for their own gain on other social media platforms
@@ryemacdougall9716 - 👎
@@PrivateOGITH oh so you one of those lowlifes that stile others content and pass it off as your own if so get a new hobby like model airplanes or model trains
I am careful to move it slightly so that it doesn't cover up anything important in the scene. I know all too well that there are scalpers out there who steal and share content without the owner's permission on other social media.
those that bike and bitch about cars not following traffic laws need to sit back and look at all the cyclist breaking every traffic law known like running lights blowing through red lights turning WITHOUT signaling or even riding on sidewalks if you want to have other obey the very laws you break you have zero leg to stand on ....be safe and cycle on
Is it bicycles that kill almost 50,000 people per year in the US? 🤔
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If you can't fix your own bicycle, then you're a meat in bread person just like the rest of the people. I was fixing my own bicycles at age 11. Bending frames back into place, putting on cables and derailleurs, adjusting derailleurs, new wheels, inner tubes, tires. If you have an E-bike then get a multimeter and replace the parts yourself. YOU ARE THE MEAT IN BREAD PERSON.
GOOD FOR YOU!!!! What was wrong with my bike, then? Since you know so much??
@@SaltySeattleCyclist I dunno, I couldn't get a good look at it. If you had put a video, this is what my bike is doing, or this is what's wrong, then I could have told you how to fix it.
@@shanemitchell477 So then why are you making ASSumptions about what I can and can't fix myself?
@@SaltySeattleCyclist Because you took your bicycle into a bike shop to be repaired, thats why. Yet you put others down who make mistakes. I am just sticking up for all those people you got angry with. I can't help it that you live in a large city like a lemming.
@@shanemitchell477 So you're equivocating those who make easily avoidable mistakes while driving (like cutting others off, illegal parking, etc), with someone who DARED to support a local bike shop for repairs on a bicycle that is older than their own body??
You can't be serious. You're a disingenuous troll, at best. Go find somewhere else to attempt to dupe idiots like yourself.
You seem like your entitled and a reason I'm glad I don't drive or go to Seattle
If by "entitled", you mean "I know my rights and I know what's safest for me", then fuck yeah I'm an entitled hooligan! How safe is it for pedestrians and cyclists out where YOU live?
i didnt like cyclists before and i think your channel made it worse, thank u!
Go ride a bike through city traffic, and THEN tell me how you feel! Because it's obvious that you haven't done that yet