LFP - Car Wreck - The Chainlink2024-03-29T08:43:51Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/lfp-car-wreck?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1110812&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCorrection. This was just nor…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-20:2211490:Comment:11118892018-12-20T19:55:39.429ZBrucehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Bruce583
<p>Correction. This was just north of the pedestrian bridge at 51st (not 53rd).</p>
<p>Correction. This was just north of the pedestrian bridge at 51st (not 53rd).</p> I rode past there yesterday.…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-20:2211490:Comment:11120842018-12-20T19:17:34.583ZErnesto Lubehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ErnestoLube
<p>I rode past there yesterday. Yep, still there. </p>
<p>I rode past there yesterday. Yep, still there. </p> This occurred at 53rd street,…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-20:2211490:Comment:11118842018-12-20T19:05:33.753ZBrucehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Bruce583
<p>This occurred at 53rd street, back in September.</p>
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<p>The guardrail was destroyed where the car went through. It still looks the same, several months later.</p>
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<p>I counted 85 steps from the end of the…</p>
<p>This occurred at 53rd street, back in September.</p>
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<p>The guardrail was destroyed where the car went through. It still looks the same, several months later.</p>
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<p>I counted 85 steps from the end of the guardrail (pictured above to the last piece of debris I found on the path. My 85 steps would be close to 200 feet. Imagine how far a speeding car which has just lost momentum hitting that guardrail STILL travels. Imagine if the person pictured above had been there. The person would have been DESTROYED by that speeding hunk of metal.</p>
<p></p> OK thanks. Again, I didn't ta…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-04:2211490:Comment:11105162018-12-04T16:39:05.059ZJohn Greenfieldhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnGreenfield
<p>OK thanks. Again, I didn't take that particular shot, but I used it because it's one of the most dramatic photos of a Lakefront Trail crash that I've seen. I'm guessing that if you go back and look at photos of female cyclists that I and other Streetsblog reporters have shot, you won't find anything problematic. </p>
<p>OK thanks. Again, I didn't take that particular shot, but I used it because it's one of the most dramatic photos of a Lakefront Trail crash that I've seen. I'm guessing that if you go back and look at photos of female cyclists that I and other Streetsblog reporters have shot, you won't find anything problematic. </p> I drove past there yesterday…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-04:2211490:Comment:11108122018-12-04T01:59:26.227ZErnesto Lubehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ErnestoLube
<p>I drove past there yesterday to the cyclocross race at Montrose. There's still a car wheel there. </p>
<p>I drove past there yesterday to the cyclocross race at Montrose. There's still a car wheel there. </p> Hi John, thanks for this comm…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-01:2211490:Comment:11108012018-12-01T05:58:32.122ZFilka Beanhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/FilkaBean
<p>Hi John, thanks for this comment and sorry that i didn’t spot it sooner. Yes i was refering to the number of women featured in the images and i’m glad to know your rationale. Personally i feel there’s a fine line between representation and exploitation, with the camera angle having a lot to do with it, especially where women on bicycles in the summer are concerned. But “eye of the beholder” and i really am glad that we have a fully-fledged SB entry in Chicago.</p>
<p>Hi John, thanks for this comment and sorry that i didn’t spot it sooner. Yes i was refering to the number of women featured in the images and i’m glad to know your rationale. Personally i feel there’s a fine line between representation and exploitation, with the camera angle having a lot to do with it, especially where women on bicycles in the summer are concerned. But “eye of the beholder” and i really am glad that we have a fully-fledged SB entry in Chicago.</p> Another car was driven throug…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-30:2211490:Comment:11106022018-11-30T20:02:06.256Zkpnickhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/kpnick
<p>Another car was driven through guardrails...observed this morning 11/30 around 8:30a. Just south of Addison towards the north end of Belmont Harbor. The wrecked car was parked a little further north.</p>
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<p>Another car was driven through guardrails...observed this morning 11/30 around 8:30a. Just south of Addison towards the north end of Belmont Harbor. The wrecked car was parked a little further north.</p>
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<p></p> Nice!! A+. Nice follow-up by…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-16:2211490:Comment:11098152018-11-16T16:52:43.711ZJohnny Questhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnnyQuest
<p>Nice!! A+. Nice follow-up by Mr. Greenfield. Glad to hear nobody on the path was injured and that the driver was cited (<span>DWI, negligent driving, operating a motor vehicle without insurance). It would really suck to be hit by a drunk, insurance-less driver while riding or walking on the path.</span></p>
<p>Nice!! A+. Nice follow-up by Mr. Greenfield. Glad to hear nobody on the path was injured and that the driver was cited (<span>DWI, negligent driving, operating a motor vehicle without insurance). It would really suck to be hit by a drunk, insurance-less driver while riding or walking on the path.</span></p> Thanks for the kind words. Th…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-16:2211490:Comment:11099142018-11-16T16:40:56.323ZJohn Greenfieldhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnGreenfield
<p>Thanks for the kind words. That photo is by a Flickr user called Ciscel. Are you referring to the fact that the photos of cyclists we run on Streetsblog Chicago and with my Reader column often feature women and/or people of color? While the demographics of people who bike on Chicago streets by choice, rather than necessity, skew male and white (Example:…</p>
<p>Thanks for the kind words. That photo is by a Flickr user called Ciscel. Are you referring to the fact that the photos of cyclists we run on Streetsblog Chicago and with my Reader column often feature women and/or people of color? While the demographics of people who bike on Chicago streets by choice, rather than necessity, skew male and white (Example: <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://chi.streetsblog.org/2015/09/10/divvy-membership-skews-white-and-wealthy-but-hopefully-not-for-long/" target="_blank">https://chi.streetsblog.org/2015/09/10/divvy-membership-skews-white...</a>), that's due to a conscious decision to have our images reflect the city's population and promote a more diverse cycling community.</p> I’m a real fan of Streetsblog…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-16:2211490:Comment:11100092018-11-16T04:27:52.033ZFilka Beanhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/FilkaBean
<p>I’m a real fan of Streetsblog, and grateful for the coverage. That said, there’s something that his photos always seem to feature somehow...</p>
<p>I’m a real fan of Streetsblog, and grateful for the coverage. That said, there’s something that his photos always seem to feature somehow...</p>