Beware of algae on the Lakefront Trail

I wiped out while biking near the planetarium this morning and dislocated broke my shoulder. The pavement on the lower level by the looks wet but is also very slippery algae. Please avoid at all costs!

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Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on September 5, 2017 at 5:25am

Too large.

As Trash Panda put it, warning signs would be nice.

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Permalink Reply by trash panda on September 5, 2017 at 5:34am

This, plus more

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Permalink Reply by BikeScnhook on September 7, 2017 at 6:13am

That'd make it even WORSE. At least in my case. My tires do not do well with sand.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 7, 2017 at 7:13am

Sand would cause problems for a lot of people.

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on September 7, 2017 at 7:27am

So should this area be barricaded as a hazard zone by the park district and the city if nothing can be done to remedy it right now? Just like they do with overly icy patches and high-wave conditions on the LFT.

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Permalink Reply by BikeScnhook on September 7, 2017 at 7:34am

Really??? They sure as hell didn't barricade that icy patch I wiped out on in February that might be the cause of some surgery I might have to get soon. :(

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Permalink Reply by trash panda on September 7, 2017 at 9:36am

Barricades would be most excellent! I'm not sure how one would remedy algae patches. Previous commenters are correct in saying that sand would make it worse - I dread riding past North Ave Beach for that exact reason.