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Chicago Cyclist Ordinance Update

Per the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago City Council approved the proposed cyclist protection ordinance without debate today.

I remain wary of the need and the enforcement probability of this ordinance. It also increases complexity of differences between various jurisdictions as far as traffic law goes even within Cook County, Illinois. It will be interesting to see the [...]

March 12th, 2008 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle laws, bicycle safety, chicago, common sense, illinois, legislation, politics, roadway use, share the road, traffic accidents, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed

Cyclist Protection, Chicago-Style

Chicago is looking at some cyclist protection ordinances that promise some nice fines for the city coffers. [...]

March 5th, 2008 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle laws, bicycle racing, bicycle safety, chicago, common sense, illinois, jerks, legislation, politics, share the road, traffic accidents, vehicular cycling | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Cool Illinois Event: Roll The Tollway

In Illinois, they’ve been building an extension to I355, a connector ‘interstate’ highway. It’s slated to open next month.

As a fundraiser to build a multi-use trail, they’re opening up the road to cyclists for 3 hours, much as they do Lake Shore Drive once a year for a closed-to-traffic event. I’ll just quote the Roll the [...]

October 18th, 2007 | Category: bicyclists, bike events, fun, illinois, share the road | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Signs Alone Do Not Make A Bike Route

Labeling a sidewalk with a BIKE ROUTE sign does not create a safe, sane bicycle route. It just pretends to do so. [...]

September 28th, 2007 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle laws, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, illinois, league of american bicyclists, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, suburbs, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed