3 Jul, 2020 - 5 years ago - on Montecito Avenue

I was riding north-east on Farley Street, approaching the intersection with Montecito Avenue, planning a left turn. (Both streets are pretty normal residential streets, with sidewalks, parked cars, and no bike lanes.) I heard loud engine noise coming from my right; it sounded like it was coming from the section of Montecito Avenue in that direction. I made my left turn, and vaguely recall seeing the front of a white car slowing at the stop sign.

I was heading to an apartment complex on the north side of Montecito Avenue, so planning a right turn into the driveway. There were parked cars on the street, so I left a safe distance to reduce the risk of being hit by opening car doors. The car (that I had heard the engine noise from since making the turn) honked behind me, revved its engine and passed within (I would guess) 1 or 2 feet of my bike. I rang my bell a couple of times (a habit I have when another vehicle is passing too close), and made my turn into the driveway. The car continued west on Montecito Avenue.

Logged in the Close Call Database as incident 2466.

Incident location

Incident details

Date of incident

03/07/2020 06:06PM

Incident type

Close pass/Bad driving

Location of incident

Montecito Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043, United States