I was walking back to the office when I saw about 1/2 block ahead: a 20-something girl blithely stepped into the street when the walk signal came on and the Ford Crown Vic cab that was doing the usual 45 mile-an-hour its-not-really-a-red-light-yet hit her. He had slammed on the brakes and she bounced off of the right fender but went down near the front tire. When I got close she was being helped up and was limping. There were plenty of bystanders there so wasn't anything for me to do...like I could offer to call 911 'cause I'm the only one there with a phone, and I was far enough away to be a lousy witness.
She prolly will be sore. I think she had iPod earphones on which caused the oblivousness.
Regardless, we learn that you don't figure a Chicago cab will stop until 3 or 4 have passed through the crosswalk on the red. It is always open season on pedestrians for Chicago cab drivers.
This was on wide-wide-wide Wacker Drive where the time between the walk signal and the flashing Don't Walk is about the same as the time between a hotel maid's knock on the door and throwing the door full open. We're talking nanoseconds.
One more former cab driver at O'Hare bound for Jordan.
She prolly will be sore. I think she had iPod earphones on which caused the oblivousness.
Regardless, we learn that you don't figure a Chicago cab will stop until 3 or 4 have passed through the crosswalk on the red. It is always open season on pedestrians for Chicago cab drivers.
This was on wide-wide-wide Wacker Drive where the time between the walk signal and the flashing Don't Walk is about the same as the time between a hotel maid's knock on the door and throwing the door full open. We're talking nanoseconds.
One more former cab driver at O'Hare bound for Jordan.
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