I read Julia Keller’s article with great interest.
This is the most distressing subject to me each morning I have to drive into the Loop.
Pedestrians are completely out of control in the Loop.
Go outside anytime between 8 and 8:30 a.m. each work morning and it is complete chaos out there in the streets.
Pedestrians are jaywalking in the middle of streets, jumping into traffic out of nowhere, using the streets as sidewalks! If you take a look at Monroe and Madison, especially between the river and Wacker Drive, it’s mayhem.
I think it’s a miracle people aren’t being injured out there every morning.
It’s a testament to the patient drivers who do respect the fragility of human life and are driving with the utmost caution.
Yes there are lots of cars out there, especially many cabs whose drivers are also completely ignoring any semblance of rules of the road breaking laws and putting lives in danger.
I am no fan of SUVs or cabs.
But the downtown pedestrians have decided they can walk anywhere, anytime, regardless of stoplights, crosswalks or traffic.
We have a breakdown of civility and respect for orderliness going on today that is alarming.
I really think we need some police officers out there or barriers along the curbs so pedestrians are forced to stay on the sidewalks.
I also think this phenomenon should be studied and reported on in more depth.
I’m just trying to get to work on time without killing anyone.
