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This photo of two elderly Chicagoans attempting to cross Western Avenue has been featured on Grid Chicago countless times now, but it’s very relevant to the news in this Fatality Tracker update. There have been 10 pedestrian deaths in Chicago this month (so far) and 50% have been people older than 50 years old. Photo [...]
American roadway design requires people riding bicycles and people driving trucks to “share the road”. Photo of a sign in California that says “bikes in lane” by Richard Masoner. Notice that the depicted bike is “in front” of the car.
2012 Chicago fatality stats*:
Pedestrian: 7 (6 have been hit-and-run crashes)
Pedalcyclist: 4 (1, [...]
An actual robotic car. Cars driven by robotic software may actually be safer for our roads than cars driven by people because they never stop paying attention. Photo by j-fi.
You may have read about 10 days ago that actor Gene Hackman was involved in a collision with an automobile while cycling in [...]
Updated October 5, 2011, to add a reference to a new article that fails to mention that the car involved in a crash had a driver.
The headline for this crash might read: “Taxi wanted to avoid Lake Shore Drive congestion by taking the Lakefront Trail, makes wrong turn”. Photo by Andrew Ciscel.
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