"Thank you for the link yai. It appears that I am anxious but premature to assume that the wheels of justice are not moving, however slowly. Maybe I'll do a similar follow-up sometime in July."
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Anyone ever get hit by a cab, only to get nowhere with CPD or justice?
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Just trying to see if I'm an anomaly and/or there's anything else I can do to bring justice to a hit and run case in which I was the victim.I was hit by a cab in Andersonville on Jan. 24th, 2013, who…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dirke Mar 15.
de-icing/salting oak street curve
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Does anyone know whom to call to attempt to get the path salted at the Oak Street Curve? It's annoying that I ride the entire north branch of the path and spend a disproportionately long amount of…Continue
Tags: street, oak, ice, path, lakefront
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Wirtz Jan 7, 2012.
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Dirke replied to Dirke's discussion 'Anyone ever get hit by a cab, only to get nowhere with CPD or justice?'
yai danche replied to Dirke's discussion 'Anyone ever get hit by a cab, only to get nowhere with CPD or justice?'"Steven Vance did a write-up with his experience with a cab driver who passed too close to him and harassed him. "
Juan Primo replied to Dirke's discussion 'Anyone ever get hit by a cab, only to get nowhere with CPD or justice?'"I'm glad you had a witness to the cab's "over the sidewalk" escape. I only wish you had a witness to the actual hit and run. Then it's not his word against yours."
Dirke posted a discussionAnyone ever get hit by a cab, only to get nowhere with CPD or justice?
Just trying to see if I'm an anomaly and/or there's anything else I can do to bring justice to a hit and run case in which I was the victim.I was hit by a cab in Andersonville on Jan. 24th, 2013, who fled the scene. Semi-miraculously, I chased the cab and caught him, banged on the window to get him to pull over, only to have him drive up over the sidewalk and escape into traffic on Broadway.I got the cab number. I have a decent recollection of the driver including hearing him say "I did not…See More
Dirke replied to J M's discussion 'Sacrificing future Bikes Lanes for Anti-Dooring Campaign from the City'"These are great, and cheap! but primarily gone.
Worn to gatherings with non-cyclists, the conversation-piece statement could facilitate word-of-mouth education to great success.
They do have a "Request a reprint" button so with…"
Dirke replied to kiltedcelt's discussion 'Calling all hardcore FAST commuters - gear question'"Not sure if this holy grail exists.
Last winter, I commuted downtown to the Millennium Park bike station, 12 miles each way, which seemed to prove that everyone has the same problem, i.e. you can't travel fast in sub-freezing weather and…"
Dirke replied to Chris Hainey's discussion 'Bicyclist killed at Oak & Wells Friday AM'"No need for a workshop. If you are doored, call 911 immediately. If you are able, take pictures with your cellphone of the car/driver/license plate. The Illinois Vehicle code is referenced multiple times in this thread and applies…"
Dirke replied to Chris Hainey's discussion 'Bicyclist killed at Oak & Wells Friday AM'"So that you are clear....
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Dirke replied to Chris Hainey's discussion 'Bicyclist killed at Oak & Wells Friday AM'"May I suggest....
The First Friday ride end up at Walter Payton College Prep for a memorial gathering in the 9:00 timeframe.
Those who don't feel like/can't get to the ride, please come to Walter Payton Prep as a show of solidarity.
I…"
Dirke replied to Chris Hainey's discussion 'Bicyclist killed at Oak & Wells Friday AM'"I'm not the organizing type, but don't really think a ride is appropriate, since multiple cyclists just seem to further enrage the anti-cycling public.
But if this is what it comes to, how about ending the ride earlier, or stopping…"
Dirke replied to Chris Hainey's discussion 'Bicyclist killed at Oak & Wells Friday AM'"Anyone up for an organized wake/memorial/awareness gathering at the spot sometime soon, like tonight?
The only way any awareness is going to come about from this incident is to gather numbers, call the media, and plead to the cameras for police to…"
John Wirtz replied to Dirke's discussion 'de-icing/salting oak street curve'"It'll probably get fixed when North Lakeshore Dr is reconstructed in a few years."
Kevin K replied to Dirke's discussion 'de-icing/salting oak street curve'"I agree w/ most of the postings here - doing any sort of redesign of that curve, the breakwater structures, etc would be extremely, extremely expensive. I'm not a civil engineer, but it would have to be in the millions, if not the tens of…"
John Wirtz replied to Dirke's discussion 'de-icing/salting oak street curve'"Might have been me. I fell down here this morning, but was up against the LSD wall, nowhere near sliding to the lake.
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