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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Letters to the Editor

UNBELIEVABLE: Pedestrians need protection from cyclists electric scooters on sidewalks | History Defined

Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk near West Washington Street as the sun sets, near Daley Plaza on March 28, 2023. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

There seems to be a great deal of concern about the safety of cyclists, but how about the pedestrians when a cyclist is on a sidewalk?

Several years ago in the Loop, I was hit by a bike while walking home from work within 50 feet of City Hall. I was on the sidewalk. The cyclist rode off, and the officers in front of City Hall did nothing. My upper abdomen was still black and blue a month later.

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