Re: Totally random thread
Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 9:34 am
Riddle me this.....
The Tribune reports this....
Pedestrian walks into oncoming traffic on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast, critically hurt, police say.
A 29-year-old pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and critically injured Saturday evening, snarling traffic in the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said.
The crash happened about 7:10 p.m., and involved two vehicles and a male pedestrian in the 1000 block of North Lake Shore Drive, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
According to a Chicago police media notification, the man began to walk into oncoming traffic on Lake Shore Drive when he was hit.
He was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Fire Department said.
Four adults in the two vehicles refused medical attention, and the vehicles had minor damage, the Fire Department said.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications sent out an alert about 7:45 p.m. that drivers should seek an alternative route.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/bre ... story.html
YET.....
On the Citizen app several people said they witnessed it and this how they described it.
Person tried to cross Lake Shore Drive and got hit by a MOTORCYCLE who had been doing wheelies.
Cars tried to avoid the collision and then one car hit/ran over the person who was laying in the street and a couple cars hit each other trying to avoid this.
Guy on the motorcycle got back on his damaged motorcycle and rode off with his other motorcycle buddies before the cops got there.
Guy who was hit looked to be in bad shape but wasn't dead.
My question is why didn't the Tribune article mention the motorcycle?
I have a pretty good theory.
There is a BIG problem with people riding their motorcycles around the city like assholes.
They do wheelies on Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue, go through red lights, speed as fast as 100+ mph, and I have seen them ride on sidewalks on Michigan Avenue.
The police have told me they have "orders" to NOT "chase" them. Too dangerous for everyone (motorcyclists, cops, and citizens).
Meanwhile, I know citizens are PISSED OFF that these assholes are allowed "free rein". It's extremely dangerous and these motorcyclists know they are allowed to break the law with no repercussions.
Thus, the police (and Mayor) are in cahoots with the local media and tell them NOT to report about the motorcycle "incidents".
Paging MICH....
To once again tell me/us - "This what you get after 100 years of democrat"?
The Tribune reports this....
Pedestrian walks into oncoming traffic on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast, critically hurt, police say.
A 29-year-old pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and critically injured Saturday evening, snarling traffic in the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said.
The crash happened about 7:10 p.m., and involved two vehicles and a male pedestrian in the 1000 block of North Lake Shore Drive, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
According to a Chicago police media notification, the man began to walk into oncoming traffic on Lake Shore Drive when he was hit.
He was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Fire Department said.
Four adults in the two vehicles refused medical attention, and the vehicles had minor damage, the Fire Department said.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications sent out an alert about 7:45 p.m. that drivers should seek an alternative route.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/bre ... story.html
YET.....
On the Citizen app several people said they witnessed it and this how they described it.
Person tried to cross Lake Shore Drive and got hit by a MOTORCYCLE who had been doing wheelies.
Cars tried to avoid the collision and then one car hit/ran over the person who was laying in the street and a couple cars hit each other trying to avoid this.
Guy on the motorcycle got back on his damaged motorcycle and rode off with his other motorcycle buddies before the cops got there.
Guy who was hit looked to be in bad shape but wasn't dead.
My question is why didn't the Tribune article mention the motorcycle?
I have a pretty good theory.
There is a BIG problem with people riding their motorcycles around the city like assholes.
They do wheelies on Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue, go through red lights, speed as fast as 100+ mph, and I have seen them ride on sidewalks on Michigan Avenue.
The police have told me they have "orders" to NOT "chase" them. Too dangerous for everyone (motorcyclists, cops, and citizens).
Meanwhile, I know citizens are PISSED OFF that these assholes are allowed "free rein". It's extremely dangerous and these motorcyclists know they are allowed to break the law with no repercussions.
Thus, the police (and Mayor) are in cahoots with the local media and tell them NOT to report about the motorcycle "incidents".
Paging MICH....
To once again tell me/us - "This what you get after 100 years of democrat"?