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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on November 13, 2013 at 10:33am

She was even riding in the "fast lane" given the speeds sometimes on LSD it might be faster.

Permalink Reply by Eli on November 13, 2013 at 10:41am

Maybe she got tired of motorists and police telling her that "the same rules that apply to cars apply to you" when performing Idaho stops, and decided to take them at their word.

Permalink Reply by Julia 3.5/7.5 mi on November 13, 2013 at 11:47am

ahahahhaahaha

Seriously though - I wonder where she got on. Grand, Lower Wacker, and Monroe all look like clear expressway entrances to me. Plus then she had to ride up to Chicago before she could (presumably) get off? Yikes.

Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi said:

She's a one-woman Bike The Drive.

Permalink Reply by H2 on November 13, 2013 at 11:55am

the only thing I can figure is that she must have gone up the ramp at Navy Pier and got caught in that left lane - EEK!

Permalink Reply by Craig S. on November 13, 2013 at 12:01pm

I don't think that's the first time Divvy riders have been on LSD.

I honestly don't know what many riders are thinking in this city. I've been commuting via bike since 1990 and there's no way in hell I'll ride on streets like Ashland and Western for anything more than a quick block.  A Divvy on LSD. 

Those Divvy bikes are the most uncomfortable bikes I've ever ridden. Whomever thought of those gear ratios, well, I hate you and I will fling poo at you.  Better yet, I'll dump Malort down your gullet.  The saddle, I want to slash it down to a manageable size.  Still, I expect come the new year I'll get a membership.  Too damn convenient on the north side to not have a membership.

Permalink Reply by BruceBikes on November 13, 2013 at 12:22pm

I was wondering this same thing.

I have to think she came up from Lower Randolph.  How else would she have ended up on the left side with all that traffic?

She's too far south to have come up on Grand.

If she was on Wacker/Lower LSD, why didn't she just stay to the right and follow the ramp/sidewalk down to Illinois.

If she got on at Monroe, she would have been on the right side of the road, right?  Right?!  Should would have just ended up riding down the Randolph exit.

I just can't imagine what was going on here.

 
Julia 3.5/7.5 mi said:

Seriously though - I wonder where she got on. Grand, Lower Wacker, and Monroe all look like clear expressway entrances to me. Plus then she had to ride up to Chicago before she could (presumably) get off? Yikes.

Permalink Reply by KayCee on November 13, 2013 at 1:59pm

Oh my word.  I agree!

Michael B said:

The right thing to do & what I would've done if I encountered her while driving would be to drive directly behind her put my hazards on protect her until she was able to get off safely. This is a human being in obvious danger.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 13, 2013 at 2:03pm
Hopefully another courteous and thoughtful driver ended up doing that.

Michael B said:

The right thing to do & what I would've done if I encountered her while driving would be to drive directly behind her put my hazards on protect her until she was able to get off safely. This is a human being in obvious danger.

Permalink Reply by Michelle S on November 13, 2013 at 2:12pm

+1. Kind of sad that the reaction of the people videoing her was to laugh at her obvious distress and call her names.

Julie Hochstadter said:

Hopefully another courteous and thoughtful driver ended up doing that.

Michael B said:

The right thing to do & what I would've done if I encountered her while driving would be to drive directly behind her put my hazards on protect her until she was able to get off safely. This is a human being in obvious danger.

Permalink Reply by Michelle on November 13, 2013 at 4:48pm
I actually think Monroe doesn't look like an expressway at all- there are no stoplights on expressways. I'd guess that's where she got on- just made a left from the left turn lane or possibly the left sidewalk where everyone crosses to get to the lake front.
Permalink Reply by Banshee: 12-15mi on November 14, 2013 at 3:34am

+2  You can see it on her face that she was in distress and sort of fighting for her life.  This is really horrible.....

Michelle Stenzel said:

+1. Kind of sad that the reaction of the people videoing her was to laugh at her obvious distress and call her names.

Julie Hochstadter said:

Hopefully another courteous and thoughtful driver ended up doing that.

Michael B said:

The right thing to do & what I would've done if I encountered her while driving would be to drive directly behind her put my hazards on protect her until she was able to get off safely. This is a human being in obvious danger.

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on November 14, 2013 at 5:38am

This got me thinking - is it actually illegal to ride a bike on LSD?  It's obviously unwise and dangerous.  I used to have a 50cc scooter that topped out at 40mph (in a streamlined crouch, downhill, with a tailwind), which is coincidentally the speed limit on LSD.  I would never take it on LSD - no one drives 40mph on LSD and I felt like a moving road block.  Actually, do most people even know the speed limit for LSD?  The article's author probably doesn't since he thinks LSD is an expressway (It's not. It's a boulevard.)

Eli said:

Maybe she got tired of motorists and police telling her that "the same rules that apply to cars apply to you" when performing Idaho stops, and decided to take them at their word.

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