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2 months

The use of headphones may pose a safety risk to pedestrians.

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10 months

An assertive pedestrian usually gets the right of way.

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1 year

What drivers view as "good" pedestrians.

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1 year

City kids learn streets at an early age.

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9 months

Bikes never stop at stop signs.

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1 year

How is a driver supposed to see pedestrians when they refuse to wear reflective clothing at night?

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1 year

Technically the driver did stop.

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1 year

Can something be done about people on bikes not following the law by ignoring stop signs?

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9 months

Car horn at the end for those with mute on.

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2 years

Pedestrians always looking at their phones.

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3 months

Tonight I heard a scream and then someone yell "That man has a camera" and ... indeed I do. 🧐

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5 months

Those meddling kids!

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2 months

They came out of nowhere.

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1 year

In polite society drivers appreciate when pedestrians show gratitude for taking the time to stop.

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2 months

@JGrantGlover When my dryer broke I learned to hang dry inside and never replaced the dryer. Clothes last forever.

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10 months

@cbschicago The neighborhood reckless drivers, of which there are many, who are used to flying through stop signs daring pedestrians to cross in their way, make the calls to get these removed and lobby to prevent CDOT from installing them. The reckless driving lobby is powerful.

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5 months

Now they want to control how fast you drive.

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2 months

😱🦮

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6 months

Guy looks upset.

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9 months

The extra height keeps bicycles from damaging your undercarriage when bikers get in your way.

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2 months

The Leavitt Street Greenway creates a low stress continuous connection for bicyclists.

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4 months

Teach your children well

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4 months

Happy New Year. Attached are 12 six second snippets of outtakes that don't include pedestrians, one for each month of 2023. Only choosing one each month was difficult and to paraphrase the Blues Brothers; these outtakes happen so often you hardly notice them.

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7 months

Did you know that distracted walking can be just as dangerous as distracted driving? Be a safe pedestrian; don't walk distracted.

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8 months

That is bad. But I have seen too many bicycles doing crazy things they should not.

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7 months

Coming in hot.

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2 years

Stopping is unnecessary when a driver does not receive proper eye contact.

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2 months

Learn how to be a safe Vulnerable Road User from IDOT.

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2 months

We are committed to strengthening accessible transportation for all users. IDOT is establishing a Zero Fatalities Task Force made possible with the launch of a new safety analysis tool centered on our Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment, addressing those outside of a vehicle.

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10 months

Pedestrians always distracted by their phones.

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7 months

Bikes following the law will make streets more predictable.

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4 years

Stop sign chicken with a baby. Baby wins🍼

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1 year

Stop signs are for pedestrians to obey.

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1 year

A good pedestrian pays attention and shares the road.

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1 year

Drivers should not have to wait for pedestrians who lollygag on their phone.

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4 months

The practical reality is we are a car city" - Lori Lightfoot

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6 months

Pedestrian safety is a two-way street. What pedestrians and drivers can do to make our roadways safer

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1 year

Miscalculating timing that results in hitting pedestrians not paying attention is a risk drivers are willing to accept.

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1 year

Danger Will Robinson

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1 year

Not stopping saves time for drivers and pedestrians.

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4 months

Around here bicyclists ignore stop signs, I dont have to wave them through. I just have to avoid hitting them.

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6 months

Hands in pockets makes you invisible.

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10 months

Coming in hot.

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1 year

Stopping is only required if a pedestrian has one foot touching the crosswalk.

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1 year

A teachable lesson for the dog.

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1 year

I can see a pedestrian trying to cross but can I make it through without hitting him? The answer is yes.

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5 months

Avoiding pedestrians in crosswalks requires skill and timing.

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8 months

Must be an emergency.

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1 year

Bikes never stop for me at stop signs. Why should drivers?

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8 months

Stop sign chicken at the Bucktown Arts Fest.

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1 year

Pedestrian employing a widely used keep going head bop. Driver chooses contrition.

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5 months

Children should be driven to school.

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1 month

Pedestrian's foot was not in the crosswalk.

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1 year

@WLimestall The pic with the 40mph speed limit sign knocked down is a keeper. The last time I drove DLSD I was doing 40 in the far right lane and was so much the slowest car on the road it became dangerous and had to speed up.

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3 months

Look left. Look right. Look left again. All clear? Proceed.

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1 year

Obviously parked cars can be a problem.

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2 years

It appears this pedestrian utilized his death glare forcing this car to stop.

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1 year

School traffic is the worst.

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1 year

Nice doggies!

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1 year

It's not like someone walking a dog has anywhere important to be.

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9 months

Reviewing this snipped reminded me of a tragedy in Rogers Park 2 years ago.

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9 months

You're good as long as you can squeeze by.

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4 months

Pedestrians always staring at their phones not paying attention.

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2 years

Too big to stop.

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9 months

The stroller clearly did not meet the plane of the crosswalk

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8 months

@streetsblogchi Accidents like this should always be initially charged as some kind of manslaughter and let investigators, DA, and courts figure out the situation. The alleged murderer's car should then be seized as a murder weapon until a judge releases it back to the owner.

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1 year

If a pedestrian can ignore me, I can ignore him.

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1 year

@amandabee @HeatherCherone @JuliaJRH @robertloerzel @streetsblogchi 311 will always transfer you to 911 for this because an officer needs to be dispatched so just call 911. Towing a car is complicated. It's much simpler for everyone to ask for a ticket which will be expensive causing them to quickly learn a lesson in property ownership.

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1 year

One of the first signs of Spring is seeing Vito out and about.

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5 months

Even the dogs knew it was not safe to cross.

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9 months

Couldn't make out what the ad was for.

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2 years

@tedgruber @JCB_Journo The non-Cubs game programming I saw on Marquee last year resembled what WGN used to air during rain delays.

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3 months

A good pedestrian shares the road.

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2 years

This is an example how drivers scan for true threats to their safety first, other drivers, then whatever else may happen to cross in front of them.

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1 year

@chicagobars Remember when the Ricketts proposed a sales tax surcharge in a radius around Wrigley Field to help pay for renovations? That didn't get too far but they somehow pulled themselves up from their bootstraps and got it done anyway.

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2 years

By not stopping for pedestrians this driver reduces gas consumption aiding the fight against global warming.

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2 years

@ABeanTweeting With no enforcement of traffic rules they become mute. The reckless driving lobby successfully thwart any installation automatic enforcement via traffic cams. We need a Mothers Against Reckless Driving to fight this battle like they did with drunk driving in the 80s.

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3 years

@streetsblogchi @activetrans @rideillinois @bkevenides @ILBicycleLaw @RideOfSilenceCh @WillGuzzardi @pacionezayas @bikelaneuprise @ChiCritMass @chi_streets This intersection is not safe for pedestrians either.

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1 year

Thank you Ray of Ray's Bucktown B&B. Not much snow but brutal cold weather for being outside shoveling.

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1 year

@samwightt I had this exact situation happen on Charleston around Hoyne while on my e-bike. Large white SUV honking while tailing so close they couldn't see me with their grill so high, then zoomed around at Hoyne barely missing me. This was around when Pulaski lets school out.

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@vidman @RegionWaterloo @SpurLineKW No one walking or biking pays any attention, I live right there and the bikes and walkers/joggers always ignore their stop sign.

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10 months

@slucy @mollyfleck @JimA21754232 I suspect bump outs would slow cars through this stop sign significantly. One of these days I might ask Scott Waugespack to do a demo using plastic bollard bump outs as an experiment then see what my camera picks up and compare it to the 5 years of data already recorded.

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1 year

@bikelaneuprise Is there any way to sue the State of Illinois over speed cameras along DLSD? All of us who are endangered from the absolute chaos of this blatant unenforced reckless driving should have standing in that lawsuit.

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10 months

A teachable lesson for the dog.

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2 months

@mollyfleck City Hall is across Randolph street from the Clark/Lake station which now dumps you out at Lake. How could his staff not know this?

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2 years

Chicagoans are know for being neighborly; always waving to say hi.

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3 months

Upon further review the call on the field stands. Pedestrian did not have one foot touching the crosswalk.

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8 months

@slucy @AldermanLaSpata @DanielLaSpata @ChicagoParks @yancyforthe5th @HydeParkHerald @streetsblogchi A couple of bike cops could make a killing for the city with one trip giving out $200+ tickets. That people are doing this so blatantly probably means they have privilege with Park District blessing. News media should get on this.

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1 year

Sometimes a simple dodge is required so we can all share the road.

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2 years

@JGrantGlover I bought an electric bike to ferry my dogs to the lake and found the 606 lets you out at Cortland which is a kill zone for bikes with trailers. Had to buy a car. AFAIK there is not a single E-W protected bike line from Western to the lakefront.

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9 months

Chicago pedestrians learn to stop quick and keep their heads on a swivel.

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9 months

@streets_gotham Haha. Looked for your snippet but couldn't find it. Bikes are small objects compared to cars and often don't trigger the camera's motion detect.

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4 years

Playing stop sign chicken is not a game for babies.

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8 months

@slucy Are B plate trucks allowed on DLSD now? Some of those vehicles look like they have B plates.

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1 year

@SorenSpicknall Looks like the bus is falling mid air and about to crash killing all passengers aboard.

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1 year

@mateovonchicago TSA like security at baseball games is reason #1 why I don't go -- even if the ticket is free. Security theater is insulting. Much more enjoyable (and cheaper!) watching at the bar.

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10 months

Much like a train crossing where cars are trains and pedestrians are cars.

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1 year

@MaryCleary @MikeyCycling Because when traffic (and parking) laws are not enforced they become optional and most drivers choose to opt out.

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