Bicyclists stop traffic in the Loop protesting for enhanced safety

A group of bicyclists stopped traffic in the Loop just before 9 a.m. calling for better bike safety. They laid their bikes down on Randolph Street during the morning rush.The group, protesting the lack of bike safety in the city, laid their biked down on Randolph Street just before 9 a.m. bringing traffic to a halt.

While some angry drivers shouted from their car windows, others navigated U-turns in front of city hall. The group "Bike Grid Now" says their "bike jam" was intended to show support for an ordinance calling for safer streets for bikes.that I have read and agree

With extra demands cyclist should have to pay a fee for being allowed to ride their bikes in the city. With extra demands make it fair.

Why do people insist on doing this stupid crap? People need to get to work, or school or God for bid a hospital. Right to protest, sure... but ya don't have the right to impede on others' right of way or freedom. Also, grow up. There are too many protests over stupid crap.

First time ever a bicycle stopped at a stop sign in the loop/south loop....

“Just gonna be a minute!” 😂😂😂

Those are “bicyclists” those are people who happen to ride a bike. Big difference .

Clowns

Get out of the damn road hippies

My protest tomorrow will involve driving recklessly in the bike lanes.

It's not real safe to lay in the road

They should have been all removed. It is against the law to block traffic. But I guess Chicago doesn't enforce any laws.

Good!

Good, need to take traffic deaths seriously. Regulations on front blind spots, traffic calming designs, more speed/red light cams.

Enhanced safety? That’s rich coming from bicyclists who routinely blow through stop signs, don’t yield to pedestrians and ride on the sidewalk.

Arrest them all, why are they more important than the rest of us. Damn Lib-Tards made that law.

44,000 ped deaths from cars last year. Tell us you would be ok if that was deaths from the airline industry

based

Should’ve been locked up. Police brass went soft when they started letting protesters block streets

we are in an epidemic of traffic violence. there are over 40K traffic fatalities a year

bikegridnow safestreetsforall It takes bravery to challenge the status quo & car centrism in Chicago A big thank you to the good people taking personal risks to fight for the increased freedom, efficiency & safety of their fellow Chicagoans

Bike radicals: first to complain about traffic infractions, last to obey!

At least it’s peaceful. That being said, Chicago, imo, is very bike friendly. 🚲 I see barricades going up 🛗 all over… well, at least down wacker.

Just go over them GTA style

urbenist “Just go around, it’ll only be a minute”

Two-Wheel Terrorists and their $5000 bicycles.

I saw dozens of drivers stopped in traffic on the highway this morning, but nobody really seemed to mind.

I was too busy riding my bike to WORK at that time.

maybe we should make them get license's and make them also obey red lights. every biker ive seen downtown or bucktown never obeys ANY traffic lights or signals. you wanna be safer? follow the damn rules! its not that hard.

Should do that during NASCAR additionbysubtraction

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