Chicagoist: CTA Releases Video of Woman Killed By Bus

goldenshfinkter

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:31:28 -0600

I hope they get rid of those bike racks. I ryde my bike year round (going on 16 years now) and i've never used those bike racks, it kinda defeats the purpose of riding a bike. If your going very far don't take your bike!!! I hope that lady gets justice.

Navin

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:42:14 -0600

Yeah that's pretty poor taste.

rabbitrabbit

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:36:33 -0600

"Bus-ted"? What is wrong with you? OH HA HA a funny pun because she got RUN OVER by a BUS! Hilarious. And classy.

Ed Knittel

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:21:03 -0600

@HGR: Since she wasn't on the bike she wasn't technically a biker. Therefore it's ok to project your anger towards the CTA. If you have any other questions about how to deal with conflicting messages in Chicago please do not hesitate to ask. - The City of Chicago's Welcoming Committee

YoknapatawphaTourismBoard

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:06:56 -0600

This is horrifying, but the photo on the post is a woman who is seconds away from a terrible, painful death. Was it necessary to post it?

Ed Knittel

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:00:32 -0600

Love how at the end of the ABC7 report they twist the knife in a little more by saying "Of course, if you're going to be removing a bike from the bike rack you're supposed to notify the driver that you are doing so. Although Szynalik leans over a couple of times to driver it's unclear if she said anything since there is no audio with the tape." So why even throw that in at the end? The woman had been doing this every day for years. I don't take a CTA bus very often but someone help me out: don't you usually take the same bus to and from work? Or close enough that you start to recognize the drivers? And do they not sometime recognize you? I'd think a 59 year old Polish woman with a bike would be pretty memorable.

Hugh G Rection

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0600

Wait a second. I thought all bikers were menacing "assholes" bent on terrorizing helpless pedestrians. Can some Chicagoist user with bizarre anger issues tell me how I'm supposed to process this??

Spav1

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:51:20 -0600

No snark. I hope that this family gets a fair settlement.

vit

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:39:52 -0600

This is one lawsuit that is not frivolous.

Spook

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:15:30 -0600

Nice.... " Hi I ran over a 69 year old grandmother cool enough and with enough heart to bike Winter" Out of all the old ladies in the world he had to pick this one! You Go Szynalik. Big ups to you with your bike at the pearly gates. I see you!