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Luis Valdivia-Segoviano of Chicago Heights, Illinois was struck by a car and killed while he was standing outside his vehicle on IL-394 near Lynwood, Illinois. The motorist who stopped in front of him and to whom he was talking was also stuck and injured by the same vehicle and is…
If you are a bike rider in Chicago and frequently use bike lanes on the street you maybe surprised to learn that it is illegal for cars to drive, stand or park in these bike lanes. I say maybe surprised because from what I observe cars drive in the bike…
A Chicago ordinance requires bicycles being ridden at night to have a white head lamp and a rear red reflector. Chicago municipal ordinance 9-52-080 states: (a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a head lamp which shall emit a white light visible from a minimum…
Chicago Illinois is a major city, and like most large urban areas, tend to have a vast amount of auto accidents. Chicago’s Michigan Ave. seems to be a hot spot for, not just auto accidents, but accidents that involve personal injury. A recent Chicago Sun-Times article highlights such accidents and…
The city of Chicago’s bike safety ordinance provides for a $150 fine for drivers who endanger Chicago bicyclists in any of the following ways: 1. Driving in a bike lane 2. Parking in a bike lane 3. Turning into a cyclist’s path 4. Opening a car door on cyclist 5.…
A 22 year old bicyclist was hit by a car and was critically injured in the Chicago neighborhood of Portage Park. The car against bicyclist crash took place at the intersection of Austin and Montrose in Chicago. The motorist was cited for negligent driving for allegedly driving around a stopped…
A new law amends Section 625 ILCS 5/3-707 of the Illinois Vehicle Code making it a misdemeanor to injure someone while driving without insurance. Violators could spend up to a year in jail or face a $2,500 fine. The amendment reads as follows: 625 ILCS 5/3-707 (a-5) A person commits…
Records compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that driver distraction is a significant factor in traffic crashes resulting in injury or death. The use of a cell phone while driving can increase the chances of becoming involved in a crash by 400 percent. On January 1, 2010,…
In the United States during 2008, 968 children ages 14 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes, and approximately 168,000 were injured. A CDC study published in the May 3, 2000 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that 64% of the children who…
Drivers who do not take the time to completely defrost their windows drive with a dramatically reduced field of vision. As Sargent Scott Kristiansen of the Buffalo Grove Police Department in suburban Chicago pointed out in a USA Today article: “Reasonable people who would never think of leaving their driveway…