Comments on: A Big Thank You to Chicago’s Finest

By: tadster

tadster — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:29:36 +0000

How many finest bike cops does it take to ticket a driver? Oh wait, now that I know the answer, this isn’t so funny.

Nice blocking action; there’s no way a car is getting through that bike blockade.

By: Powerful Pete

Powerful Pete — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:57:11 +0000

Excellent. Good news.

Why people with expensive phones can’t seem to be able to purchase a bluetooth doohicky to speak on the dang thing without endangering others quite as much is beyond me…

By: Cyclin' Missy

Cyclin' Missy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:53:23 +0000

Yah! How awesome that he gave you a heads up for your safety, too.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:06:17 +0000

@Dottie, I pulled up along a police car on the way home at a stop light. They wanted to race… haha.

By: Dottie

Dottie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:28:45 +0000

Nice! I always love seeing Chicago bike police. They’re all over downtown. Actually, I love seeing all Chicago police. Their cars have a great traffic calming affect

By: Stuart M.

Stuart M. — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:15:04 +0000

In Japan there is a ban on using cell phones while driving, so what do the drivers do when their phone rings? They just stop their vehicle and put on their hazard flashers, even in no parking/stopping zones, sometimes on four lane highways! Everyone has to slow down and carefully go around them! Maybe it’s some kind of protest…

By: Marrock

Marrock — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:01:40 +0000

Too bad around these parts the cops themselves are too busy on their own cell phones to enforce the ban.

By: jamesmallon

jamesmallon — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:54 +0000

Same law in Toronto, and unenforced. A stupid law, because hands-free are proven to cause as many accidents and our idiot premier (governor) encouraged drivers to buy hands-free. Solves nothing.

Our cops enforce nothing but speeding tickets, because they are too lazy and all drive in to the city from the exurbs. Few of them understand cities, much less cycling. During ‘bike month’ our cops actually target cyclists for infractions.

Cops exist to protect the property of people who have it. Nothing more.

By: me

me — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:58:38 +0000

Gee, the link is broken on the city’s website. big surprise!

By: me

me — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:53:33 +0000

Hey, me again. I also forgot to mention that it has been unlawful for public chauffeurs to use a cell phone while operating their vehicles since before the Chicago cell phone ban was enacted. It is prohibited by the rules and regulations for public chauffeurs:

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1490994882.1259790394@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdadeimkifjdgcefecelldffhdffm.0&contentOID=537006839&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=Dept&blockName=Business%2BAffairs%2Band%2BLicensing%2FRules+%26+Laws%2FContent&context=dept&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Business+Affairs+and+Licensing&deptMainCategoryOID=-536903513