tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post1296293510344956966..comments2024-02-26T18:06:27.392-06:00Comments on My Bike Advocate: Chicago Cyclist Hit, Injured By Minivan Driver In Protected Bike LaneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-31281116908885891842013-09-13T20:07:39.115-05:002013-09-13T20:07:39.115-05:00Ho avuto incontri MULTIPLE proprio in quel punto d...Ho avuto incontri MULTIPLE proprio in quel punto di intersezione, non si blocca, di solito con le persone che tirano fuori da Wentworth ovest sulla 18 °, non cercando i ciclisti verso est.<a rel="nofollow" href="http://pasangiklangratis-pr1.blogspot.com">Pasang Iklan Gratis</a> pasang iklan gratishttp://pasangiklangratis-pr1.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-39779454916935297072013-07-25T13:16:18.853-05:002013-07-25T13:16:18.853-05:00I have to agree with Anon - though I just had a co...I have to agree with Anon - though I just had a coworker who was hit by a car when he was crossing an intersection (in the lane) and a car tried to run a yellow light in front of him (making a left turn from on-coming lane). He's lucky in that he didn't have any head, neck, or spine trauma, but still...Tarahttp://www.bgmillerlaw.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-6384256404320810792013-07-19T12:20:45.351-05:002013-07-19T12:20:45.351-05:00Pull into the lane of car traffic and wait in the ...Pull into the lane of car traffic and wait in the que. That is the only way to survive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-78195220688347131042013-07-17T14:48:33.626-05:002013-07-17T14:48:33.626-05:00I totally agree. i have to go through this interse...I totally agree. i have to go through this intersection for my commute every day and im scared every time i have to do it. Ive had a dozen close calls there over the years. Either from people who cant see 18th from wentworth and block the lane or right turners onto Wentworth who dont look. i ride all over the city and this intersection is one of the most dangerous. something needs to be done already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-69254638304381979112013-07-17T13:33:38.772-05:002013-07-17T13:33:38.772-05:00That intersection is horrible! Drivers can't s...That intersection is horrible! Drivers can't see past the fencing and often pull out into the bike lane to turn right/left from Wentworth to 18th. It's made worse because cyclists are gaining speed while heading down the bridge incline. I often leave the protected bike lane after crossing the bridge so that I can avoid these cars that are blocking my path. Something really needs to be done to address this situation. SouthLoopCyclistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-84047645990767584602013-07-15T23:42:37.415-05:002013-07-15T23:42:37.415-05:00Just because a driver has the opportunity to merge...Just because a driver has the opportunity to merge into the bike lane doesn't mean he or she will. I know because I was hit that way. In my case it wasn't an intersection either. I was in a standard bike lane passing a gas station entrance. The driver told me he was focused on making the green light and turning into the gas station.<br /><br />Whether or not there is bicycle-specific infrastructure, drivers need to adapt to bicycles. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-54208984280429234902013-07-15T22:52:36.072-05:002013-07-15T22:52:36.072-05:00My condolences also go to the family. Though answe...My condolences also go to the family. Though answer two questions. 1.) If the motorist merged into the bike lane before the turn would they have been able to right hook the cyclist? Answer highly unlikely. 2.)If the cyclist left the bike lane and merged into the travel lane before the intersection would the cyclist have been vulnereable to a right hook.? Answer is no. Could either of these actions prevented the accident? Answer is yes.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-69723133048432747302013-07-15T22:41:52.853-05:002013-07-15T22:41:52.853-05:00I have had MULTIPLE encounters right at that inter...I have had MULTIPLE encounters right at that intersection, no crashes, usually with people pulling out from Wentworth west onto 18th, not looking for the cyclists heading eastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-89758029382295100672013-07-15T21:46:01.199-05:002013-07-15T21:46:01.199-05:00Drivers, pay fucking attention! Cyclists, ride mor...Drivers, pay fucking attention! Cyclists, ride more defensively! I always assume the car is going to hit me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-31170585683370940022013-07-15T18:26:29.812-05:002013-07-15T18:26:29.812-05:00I send my condolences to the bicyclist and his fam...I send my condolences to the bicyclist and his family.<br /><br />Drivers right-hook bicyclists all too often in Chicago, almost always on streets without protected bike lanes. Sounds like the problem here was a person driving without proper care.Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984050970208363927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-5155007685001587422013-07-15T17:25:01.655-05:002013-07-15T17:25:01.655-05:00Yes litigate against the city. They have deeper po...Yes litigate against the city. They have deeper pockets. Also the motorist was forced by the bollars to turn accros the bike lane rather than merge into it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-16621034146152734952013-07-15T17:13:51.002-05:002013-07-15T17:13:51.002-05:00The "protected" bike lane provides no pr...The "protected" bike lane provides no protection at all.<br /><br />It merely manufactures a turning conflict by placing straight through traffic to the right of traffic that is turning right. It's a recipe for a "right hook" collision.<br /><br />But hey, the bollards and green paint make the segregationists advocates feel good and that's all that really matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-85305776535625108082013-07-15T16:48:29.320-05:002013-07-15T16:48:29.320-05:00Perhaps you should litigate the City for producing...Perhaps you should litigate the City for producing foolish facilities that manufacture conflicts. Consider if the "protected" bike lane was instead a normal travel lane. The mini van driver would never have done that because the driver would have been in that rightmost lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com