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Free Bike Headlights on Milwaukee Ave. 11/20, 5-7pm

I saw this on at the Chicago Reader's website:

Tonight from 5 to 7 PM at the Milwaukee/Damen/North intersection, the Active Transportation Alliance will distribute free bike headlights to cyclists (you must be on a bike to get a headlight) while supplies last. The giveaway is part of an initiative to encourage safe cycling; Illinois law requires cyclists to use a front headlight and rear reflector when riding at night.

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Permalink Reply by Davo on November 20, 2009 at 4:18pm
Sweet its on my way home. Thanks
Permalink Reply by Active Transportation Alliance on November 20, 2009 at 5:41pm
And, to give credit where it's due (since it's not mentioned in the Reader)...the lights were donated by the Law Offices of Jim Freeman.

We really appreciate the donation and opportunity to spread the word that front headlight and rear reflector is the law.

Ethan "Mr. Two Front Lights and Two Rear Blinkies," with Active Trans
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 20, 2009 at 7:26pm
One night only and for only 2 hours?


That will ensure saftey?....come on

This needs to run throughout the entire weekend.

It is a step,but more like a baby step in a walker.
Permalink Reply by RodimusPrime on November 20, 2009 at 7:49pm
dammit, i went another route today!!

ishnock, are you donating bike lights? or money? If not i 'd say you can't really talk.
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 20, 2009 at 8:02pm
I understand the favor,and I appreciate their efforts.

But come on,a city that is full of corruption up the anus,and all they can offer are free lights for 2 hours?

it's a great deed it just needs to be longer. It's a micro deed.

I'm sorry the city needs to really step up to the plate to promote biking.....

Even u missed it...



RodimusPrime said:
dammit, i went another route today!! ishnock, are you donating bike lights? or money? If not i 'd say you can't really talk.
Permalink Reply by mindfrieze on November 20, 2009 at 8:43pm
ishnock, don't be such a tool. This isn't the city giving away bike lights. This is one man, Jim Freeman, who paid a non-profit, Active Trans, to give away bike lights for two hours. This has nothing to do with the city.

Why are you belittling their efforts? What are you doing to promote bike safety?
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 20, 2009 at 10:44pm
It's a great deed..I love the idea,but for
2 hours on a weekday?

It would have been better to have had it on a Saturday or Sunday.Fridays are tough.The last day of the week. Rush hour
causing people and traffic to be everywhere,not giving people a chance to make it.

Im not downplaying the deed,just the manner in which it was presented.

It's a geat

mindfrieze said:
ishnock, don't be such a tool. This isn't the city giving away bike lights. This is one man, Jim Freeman, who paid a non-profit, Active Trans, to give away bike lights for two hours. This has nothing to do with the city. Why are you belittling their efforts? What are you doing to promote bike safety?
Permalink Reply by T.C. O'Rourke on November 20, 2009 at 11:58pm
The general idea is not to provide a place for people to go and pick up free bike lights; it's to stop unlit people, at random, and provide them a light.

Regardless, if you need a light and are too cheap/broke to go buy one, then quit your whining and get your ass to the prescribed place and time.



ishnock aka the blue baron said:
It's a great deed..I love the idea,but for
2 hours on a weekday?

It would have been better to have had it on a Saturday or Sunday.Fridays are tough.The last day of the week. Rush hour
causing people and traffic to be everywhere,not giving people a chance to make it.

Im not downplaying the deed,just the manner in which it was presented.

It's a geat

mindfrieze said:
ishnock, don't be such a tool. This isn't the city giving away bike lights. This is one man, Jim Freeman, who paid a non-profit, Active Trans, to give away bike lights for two hours. This has nothing to do with the city. Why are you belittling their efforts? What are you doing to promote bike safety?
Permalink Reply by ad on November 21, 2009 at 1:51am
I rode by tonight at around 6:30pm, and that is exactly how they were doing things. I have pretty bright front and rear lights, and they didn't offer me a free light (and they shouldn't have, I'm not the target they are trying to reach). When someone rode by without a front light, however, they practically chased them down to make sure they got one. Great service, and hopefully the people they reached continue to use them.

T.C. O'Rourke said:
The general idea is not to provide a place for people to go and pick up free bike lights; it's to stop unlit people, at random, and provide them a light.

Regardless, if you need a light and are too cheap/broke to go buy one, then quit your whining and get your ass to the prescribed place and time.



ishnock aka the blue baron said:
It's a great deed..I love the idea,but for
2 hours on a weekday?

It would have been better to have had it on a Saturday or Sunday.Fridays are tough.The last day of the week. Rush hour
causing people and traffic to be everywhere,not giving people a chance to make it.

Im not downplaying the deed,just the manner in which it was presented.

It's a geat

mindfrieze said:
ishnock, don't be such a tool. This isn't the city giving away bike lights. This is one man, Jim Freeman, who paid a non-profit, Active Trans, to give away bike lights for two hours. This has nothing to do with the city. Why are you belittling their efforts? What are you doing to promote bike safety?
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 21, 2009 at 6:33am
That makes sense and is a lot more understandable....The information
was not explained in that detail.

I have a knog up front and a knog in the back.......

Fixed and free.

arohr said:
I rode by tonight at around 6:30pm, and that is exactly how they were doing things. I have pretty bright front and rear lights, and they didn't offer me a free light (and they shouldn't have, I'm not the target they are trying to reach). When someone rode by without a front light, however, they practically chased them down to make sure they got one. Great service, and hopefully the people they reached continue to use them.

T.C. O'Rourke said:
The general idea is not to provide a place for people to go and pick up free bike lights; it's to stop unlit people, at random, and provide them a light.

Regardless, if you need a light and are too cheap/broke to go buy one, then quit your whining and get your ass to the prescribed place and time.



ishnock aka the blue baron said:
It's a great deed..I love the idea,but for
2 hours on a weekday?

It would have been better to have had it on a Saturday or Sunday.Fridays are tough.The last day of the week. Rush hour
causing people and traffic to be everywhere,not giving people a chance to make it.

Im not downplaying the deed,just the manner in which it was presented.

It's a geat

mindfrieze said:
ishnock, don't be such a tool. This isn't the city giving away bike lights. This is one man, Jim Freeman, who paid a non-profit, Active Trans, to give away bike lights for two hours. This has nothing to do with the city. Why are you belittling their efforts? What are you doing to promote bike safety?
Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on November 21, 2009 at 11:41am
This was a great night and my first time volunteering for this. I got to meet Lawyer Jim for the first time and think he should be commended for doing things like this; it isn't the first time he has....

I personally gave out/put on over 25 lights. It was awesome!

The best part of the night though was the response from 'hipsters' who were unwilling to take a FREE light. "No thanks, I don't want one."

What the hell is wrong with these people?
Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on November 21, 2009 at 12:46pm
I have a weblog, IllinoisBicycleLaw.com, where I put a post about what it is the law requires. The law is kind of weirdly drafted; the IL legislature should probably take another crack at this and make it simpler.

By the way, if you are riding at night and get hit by a car and don't have a light, the driver's insurance company will argue 99.9% of the time that the collision was your fault.

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