Carter O'Brien's Page

"Interesting but very foolish - the 11 goes through a few wards. Definitely an interesting contrast to the original "party line" that due to the Brown Line expansion project that bus was a redundancy.  For active, younger folks a few…"

"Whatever this morning's weather was metric-wise, it gets my vote.  A light wind to keep the air feeling fresh, clear and sunny, and the lake was beautiful beyond belief!"

"I agree and also avoid that stretch between Armitage & Wells, but just curious, what don't you like about the strip between Lakewood and Southport? That always seemed fairly tame to me, but I don't take Lincoln that much anymore, maybe…"

"California.  I've heard from a wide number of people across the state that they do ticket pedestrians, which means less jaywalking, which apparently leads to cars respecting the crosswalks and stopping for pedestrians in them. I'm…"

"btw, germane to this discussion is the fact that today I almost got forced into the path of a car - by another bloody cyclist!  I was already dealing with the leap-frogging Belmont traffic (curse you, "rush hour parking controls")…"

"I don't disagree, I was just noting that debate over the interpretation/definition of statistics is quite old and well-established, and that might contribute to why such obvious connections still don't register with the larger…"

"Here's the classic on the subject, originally published in 1954.  I had a stats class in college that dedicated several chapters to this book/the concept: http://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728"

"These stats show what % of bike crashes result in injury or death, but do not indicate what number or % of bike rides  involve a crash in the first place. Without that, this data adds little to our understanding except "getting in a crash…"

"Sadly, this is true.  I really can't recall the last time I saw a car pulled over for a traffic violation, which I struggle to understand given that those tickets are seem what a major untapped revenue source. Ticketing the worst behaving…"

"Worse, IMO.  He's like Daley, but even more steeped in international banking/fundraising.  This shift we've had to corporations running the world since Reagan has got to be stopped, where the hell is Teddy "trustbuster"…"

"IMO Meig's Field got destroyed in the middle of the night for 2 reasons: George Ryan reneged on his end of the deal that was keeping it open regarding expanding O'Hare (or something related to O'Hare), likely due to loss of clout as…"

"Well put. I'd add that it is also a long overdue *official* reminder that when a driver or passenger is opening a car door into traffic, ANY accidents with ANY moving vehicles are their fault. This isn't just about dooring bikes, many…"

"Here's a nice antidote for the piece by the Reporter-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/May-2013/When-Trolling-Cyclists-Goes-Too-Far/"

"LOL.  You do certainly have a point... I tend to keep my LFP riding in the morning rush hour once we hit swim suit weather.   But I am working on a near-fanatical pipe dream of the post-Navy Pier Flyover LFP, where as we breeze along…"

"I'd love to see more pedicabs on the roads, but the rental-versions on the lakefront path are inappropriate IMO."

"If only . . . "