On August 20, 2009, a bicyclist was hit by a car on a busy southwest highway at about 3pm. He died later that day at about 8pm. The Chicago cyclist was not wearing a helmet when he was thrown into the windshield of a car and then out onto the…
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Bicycle Safety in Chicago
A recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times: ” Chicago’s Lakefront Trail: A path to danger” has pointed out the need for bicyclists to exercise caution when riding on bikepaths and multi-use recreational trails. Statistics show that bicycle collisions happen almost three times as often on paths as on streets. Chicago’s…
Chicago Campaigns For Bicycle Safety
The city of Chicago has launched an aggressive campaign to promote bicycle safety to avoid bicycle accidents and to raise awareness of traffic laws geared to bicyclists. As part of the Safe Streets for Chicago program, alderman in five wards, local Police commanders, parking enforcement aides, and Mayor Daley’s Bicycling…
Bicyclist Deaths Raise Safety Concerns
Anyone who drives in Chicago probably has noticed that there are more bicyclists sharing the roadway with automobiles than ever before. Unfortunately, there seem to also be more bicyclist accidents than ever before. One cannot help to be moved by the white painted bicycles that stand as memorials at the…
Bicyclist Dies in North Side Chicago Crash
A bicyclist was stuck by a car and killed Thursday evening on Lake shore Drive on the North Side of Chicago. This wrongful death occurred while the man was riding a bicycle in the 3300 block of North Lake Shore Drive at about 5:45 p.m. when he was hit by…