Driver Takes Out LBS
11-18-21, 09:57 AM
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Driver Takes Out LBS
Alleged drunk driver takes out Barnard’s Schwinn
North Avenue shop, home to what's believed to be Oak Park’s oldest family business, may face demolitionOne block west of Chicago! This LBS has been here "forever"!
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11-18-21, 10:09 AM
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hope no one was hurt! I once sat on a window stool at a pizza shop where a year later someone drove thru the window killing the person sitting on the stool I had used
11-18-21, 10:19 AM
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I've driven by there countless times. The building next door is notable for its painted-on digital clock. Faded though, it is very old.
11-19-21, 08:21 AM
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11-19-21, 08:22 AM
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11-19-21, 08:49 AM
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No one is safe when bad drivers are on the road.
Here's an old story that's not so uncommon.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3564461
Here's an old story that's not so uncommon.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3564461
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Stupid bike shops! Why don't they stay... off... the...
Oh, never mind.
Oh, never mind.
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No one is safe when bad drivers are on the road.
Here's an old story that's not so uncommon.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3564461
Here's an old story that's not so uncommon.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3564461
This type of 'accident', actually it's not an accident it's vehicle violence, would be much rarer if the roads didn't encourage high rates of speed and reckless driving in city and business centers.
One of the interesting statistics from the pandemic is that the number of miles driven by US drivers decreased but traffic fatalities increased.
The take away? US streets are fundamentally unsafe and encourage risky behavior from a large segment of drivers.
And only the fact that the roads are usually traffic-jammed and congested keeps more people from dying or driving into buildings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...21-2021-09-02/
OK - rant over. I feel better.
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11-19-21, 02:34 PM
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It's not only bad drivers per se. It's the entire crappy road design in most American cities and towns.
This type of 'accident', actually it's not an accident it's vehicle violence, would be much rarer if the roads didn't encourage high rates of speed and reckless driving in city and business centers.
One of the interesting statistics from the pandemic is that the number of miles driven by US drivers decreased but traffic fatalities increased.
The take away? US streets are fundamentally unsafe and encourage risky behavior from a large segment of drivers.
And only the fact that the roads are usually traffic-jammed and congested keeps more people from dying or driving into buildings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...21-2021-09-02/
OK - rant over. I feel better.
This type of 'accident', actually it's not an accident it's vehicle violence, would be much rarer if the roads didn't encourage high rates of speed and reckless driving in city and business centers.
One of the interesting statistics from the pandemic is that the number of miles driven by US drivers decreased but traffic fatalities increased.
The take away? US streets are fundamentally unsafe and encourage risky behavior from a large segment of drivers.
And only the fact that the roads are usually traffic-jammed and congested keeps more people from dying or driving into buildings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...21-2021-09-02/
OK - rant over. I feel better.
And if there were less drivers on the road, more drivers would die?
Good stuff
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For a good lawyer, sounds like a major insurance claim. 
Unless the person has zero assets and poverty income.
Unless the person has zero assets and poverty income.
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11-19-21, 10:19 PM
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It's not only bad drivers per se. It's the entire crappy road design in most American cities and towns.
This type of 'accident', actually it's not an accident it's vehicle violence, would be much rarer if the roads didn't encourage high rates of speed and reckless driving in city and business centers.
One of the interesting statistics from the pandemic is that the number of miles driven by US drivers decreased but traffic fatalities increased.
The take away? US streets are fundamentally unsafe and encourage risky behavior from a large segment of drivers.
And only the fact that the roads are usually traffic-jammed and congested keeps more people from dying or driving into buildings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...21-2021-09-02/
OK - rant over. I feel better.
This type of 'accident', actually it's not an accident it's vehicle violence, would be much rarer if the roads didn't encourage high rates of speed and reckless driving in city and business centers.
One of the interesting statistics from the pandemic is that the number of miles driven by US drivers decreased but traffic fatalities increased.
The take away? US streets are fundamentally unsafe and encourage risky behavior from a large segment of drivers.
And only the fact that the roads are usually traffic-jammed and congested keeps more people from dying or driving into buildings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...21-2021-09-02/
OK - rant over. I feel better.
Of course, during that time, Toronto had installed a lot more separated bike lanes and closed off some major streets on weekends, effectively further removing cars from roads where cyclists are.
Last edited by Daniel4; 11-19-21 at 10:23 PM.
