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British couple killed while biking around the world
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Diego Rael Feb 22.
Bicycling is the number one cause of genital injury
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi Nov 13, 2012.
Cyclist vs. elephant
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Make sure you leave at least one and a half truk lengths before passing an elephant.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Zoetrope Aug 6, 2012.
No criminality was suspected
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The Atlantic Cities posted an interesting article about dangerous driving a couple of weeks ago. It is about New York City, but I think it applies to Chicago as well. Here is an excerpt:The NYPD…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bike Bloke Feb 29, 2012.
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Louis K replied to Mike Weez's discussion 'What's going to happen to the former Cabrini Green Site/ West of the new Target?'Louis K replied to Chuckchuck's discussion 'Scrap the flyover Build a Protected Bike Lane on lower LSD'"I saw a bicyclist in the ER a few years ago who was hit by a cab in this very intersection. This flyover is expensive but how many deaths and injuries does it take before it is worth it? Recently they spent $140 million to shave 60 seconds off the…"
Louis K replied to Julie Hochstadter's discussion 'Walter’s Perspective: Washington Street Bike Plan Could Create Gridlock'"I saw that and I was quite annoyed by it. Everyone seems to freak out whenever someone does something that does not make it easier for people to drive alone in their cars. Buses carry 47 percent of commuters who commute in vehicles on…"
Diego Rael replied to Louis K's discussion 'British couple killed while biking around the world'"WOW! total admiration. Sad it had to end that way Fucking automobiles."
Will G - 10mi replied to Louis K's discussion 'British couple killed while biking around the world'"The driver "told police his truck hit the cyclists as he was reaching down to pick up a cap from the vehicle's floor." ... Picking a hat up off the floor of a car cost these people their life.
Stories of incidents like this…"
Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi replied to Louis K's discussion 'Bicycling is the number one cause of genital injury'"Holy G-d. Two words I'd be *okay* never reading again in the same sentence:
Tore
Urethra
:)
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Dave Jacque replied to Louis K's discussion 'Bicycling is the number one cause of genital injury'"Schwinn Stingray 5-speed with the race-car-style shift knob Ow ow ow
40 years later, the memory still makes me curl up like a shrimp."
A.K.A Paul replied to Louis K's discussion 'Bicycling is the number one cause of genital injury'"I believe it. I'm sure this is in the tmi category but I tore a hole in my urethra in a biking accident three summers ago."
Jennifer on the lake replied to Louis K's discussion 'Bicycling is the number one cause of genital injury'"Huh, I always thought it would be childbirth."
Louis K replied to tim's discussion 'looking for route from chicago to starved rock'"I rode this last year to Starved Rock, after taking the Metra to Joliet. Just a warning, the I&M canal trail is great until Morris, but after Morris it is poorly maintained. Huge ruts, overgrown vegetation, puddles, etc. On my…"
Louis K posted a discussionCyclist vs. elephant
Make sure you leave at least one and a half truk lengths before passing an elephant.http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/08/cyclist-vs-elephant/2843/See More
Louis K replied to Holly's discussion 'A new bike lock idea'"Wired Magazine reviewed this lock this month
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/06/tigr-bike-lock/"
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