Alright this amuses me, especially the part, “police bike patrol officers step up their presence on the path during summer and issue citations for bikers going too fast for conditions. (There is no posted speed limit.)” It is nice to see some of Chicago’s finest enforcing the “laws”? In any case, the lycra wearing cyclists are supposed to be savvy road bikers, so they should know how to deal with pedestrians. I think this would clearly fall to the people out there who don’t belong. I will have to agree that most of the cyclists I have seen and ridden with in Chicago do show little to no regard to the Cycling rules of the road. I am surprised that I have never seen a horrible taxi-bike accident on one of the rides I have been in, obviously due to both having no regard for common sense or the rules.

It also falls a lot to pedestrians out there. I have seen stupid people walk right in front of moving bicycles, roller bladers and vehicles. While A car/Taxi going at “slower” speeds can stop for a pedestrian quickly and safely, many times a cyclist cannot. If I were to try to avoid a random pedestrain in my path, I would most likely putting myself in much more jeopardy by getting myself in the path of a motor vehicle or other hazzard. Cars and trees are not all that forgiving at 12 mph on a bike, more or less the 18-22mph I like to do on an open road.

It’s bikes vs. pedestrians

I don’t really know what the point of this post was, maybe just a mindless (mindful) rant, whatever. I feel better.