Aggressive Biker Warning

The Lehigh Valley Road Runners sent out an email this week, warning runners of an on-going problem with a bicyclist who has been riding aggresively in Lehigh Parkway. Apparently, this individual has been spotted in the Parkway over the past year. He often rides very fast and tries to intimidate anyone who makes a comment.

The individual biker is a male who is in his late 30′s – mid 40′s. He has very short hair, a stocky build, and rarely wears a bike helmet. He is usually riding very fast and often refuses to yield to runners. If comments are made, he will try to intimidate you by quickly stopping and getting directly in your face, or he will turn around and follow you – berating you for being on “his side of the path”.

This individual has had 3 reports made just in the last couple of months. If you have any problems with this sort of individual, the Allentown Police Department recommends the following:

1. Call the Allentown Police Department Complaint Desk at 610-437-7753 ASAP after the incident occurs and request that a copy of the report be sent to Capt. Daryl Hendricks. Captain Hendricks has been working on this issue for the last two months.

2. Consider filing a complaint with the local magistrate. The closest office is District Court 31-1-06, located at 1501 Lehigh Street, Suite 104 (610-797-0906). This building is in the Parkway Shopping Center area, just north of the main entrance – facing 15th Street.

In addition, if you encounter any such action of a similar nature by any bicyclist, this should be reported to the police with as complete a description of the offending person as possible.