The Chicago Tribune published another anti-bike piece in less than a week? Shocking.

"There bikers get their green-painted lane of pavement along the north curb; the line of parked cars gets moved out into the street; and motorized traffic gets squeezed into the middle. God forbid you should make a right turn without first checking if a biker is pedaling up behind that row of parked cars."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bike-lanes...

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 9, 2016 at 3:05am

McCarron - a man who was probably born with his head up his entitled *$$.

Permalink Reply by Tiberculosis on September 9, 2016 at 3:56am

All around swell guy, Luke Seemann, lending a hand to his peers that may still be struggling to write their own anti-bike piece.

http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/September-2016/bleep-bloop-mach...

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin on September 9, 2016 at 4:26am

Brilliant!

Permalink Reply by mike w. on September 9, 2016 at 4:34am

Brilliant!

Permalink Reply by Sean Newby on September 9, 2016 at 5:00am

I haven't done Mad Libs in ages!

 

Permalink Reply by mike w. on September 9, 2016 at 4:37am

Oh, my... another entitled motorist suffering from First World Problems.

Anyone old enough to remember the Chicago Tribune of Yore ought not be surprised. It's in its DNA to be reactionary and retrograde.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on September 9, 2016 at 4:59am
Yup ! 'Bikers' and their 'darned bike lanes', they don't pay? !
This must be one of those Tribune 'accidents'.
And you're an urban consultant, teacher and writer? Sheesh !
Permalink Reply by Filka Bean on September 11, 2016 at 3:26pm
Sounded to me like he didn't even want to look before he started the turn! Streetsblog has a good take on this and I appreciated Reno's reply on the other thread. (Sorry no links- mobile device noob here.) One streetsblog commentor suggested compiling an encyclopedia of rebuttals for easy reference... Any interest in hosting such a thing, Yasmeen?
Permalink Reply by Filka Bean on September 11, 2016 at 3:46pm
Jim Reho! Sorry, this weird Apple suggest-a-word!
:P
Permalink Reply by John Greenfield on September 12, 2016 at 2:57am
Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on September 12, 2016 at 6:09am

Thanks for sharing. He's pretty great at pointing out the ridiculous "logic" of the anti-cyclist rants. He nailed it. Good to see Chicago's news (and the Chicago Magazine bike rant tool) made it on Bike Snob NYC's radar.

Lately, I've been seeing a new-ish troll argument - only fit, rich people that don't have kids can ride a bike.

There's a bike for that!
1. Inexpensive new and used bikes. Most cyclists aren't rich and biking can be less costly than cars and public transportation.

2. Bikes are good for your health. People get fit because they ride their bike.

3. Parents ride bikes too. Moms and dads can take their kids to school on a bike. 

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin on September 12, 2016 at 6:12am

I've taken many a friend down to working bikes and they've always been able to find something good they can afford. Places like that and the recyclery go a long way towards making cycling affordable.

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