Sept. 12, 2007



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Hump day links

  • » The San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Bicycle Coalition has come out with a much-needed series of public-service announcements about sharing the road. One of the spots highlights the need for cyclists to be courteous, which I think is important. We as cyclists need to be reminded to share the road, but drivers too need to be reminded that, yes, whether certain radio personalities think so or not, we are scareable, we are trying to give cars as much space as we can, and we are sorry about the extra 20 seconds we might add to someone's trip.

  • » Don't think drivers need to be reminded about cyclists? Yesterday a garbage truck struck and killed a young woman cycling down Armitage Avenue. (The driver was cited for an improper right turn. Kill a cyclist, go to jail pay a fine.)

  • » After a relatively safe year on Chicago streets, this is the third fatality in the past month. What can we do? One small step to increase our visibility will be the Third Annual Dick Herron Bike & Walk, a memorial event organized by the Chicago Bike Federation on Sunday, Oct. 14. It's free, but donations go to Northwest Chicago Drive with Care, a campaign to stigmatize and stop reckless driving.


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After reading about the tragic losses of the xXx racer crashing in Matteson and the young girl hit by a garbage truck in Chicago, I thought I’d pass along the death of another road cyclist over the weekend. According to the Chicago Tribune article I read, the cyclist was north bound on Engle road west of Burlington in rural Kane County. I’ve been over this crossing many times, it's very rural with no lights, bells, or gates, just rail crossing signs. The article states that police believe the cyclist may have not heard the train coming because he was using an I-Pod. The name was not released in the article.

Posted by: TDS at Sept. 12, 2007 11:54 PM