During the Jeffrey Dahmer period my neighborhood had t-shirts that said "Chicago: where the weak are killed and eaten." Just this weekend someone riding on the sidewalk in a seedier part of town was beaten with a construction sign, then his own bike, pretty seriously. I hate it when bicyclists charge up the sidewalk (which is illegal here) driving pedestrians to scatter, as I saw on Sunday. Their alternative was to ride the wrong way on a one-way street or go a block farther, so they chose themselves over others. But in my neighborhood we don't beat them. Yet. Even the pacifist in me leans slightly that direction, however. And we wonder why people hate bikes. Even I hate bikes sometimes.
Last edited by mdarnton; 05-24-23 at 07:22 AM.