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Contemplating Cycling Accidents

I've been able to ride to work a few time recently. That's been good; although, I am reminded that I have not yet had time to tune up the bike. It sounds and feels a little dry. My legs and lungs also require a tune up, but there is little I can do on that front.

Yesterday, while passing parked cars on narrow city streets, I was thinking about riders in Chicago who have recently been killed or injured. See one story here. Having had my own slight accident with a car, I decided to head south on the path through the Skokie Sculpture Park. This took me past the statue of Gandhi and and otherwise odd collection of art and what someone thinks is art (which, I guess makes it art). Unfortunately, the path ends abruptly at Touhy. Standing there befuddled for a moment, I was joined by another cyclist heading to the Loop and wondering how best to hook up to the Lake Front Trail. I proposed heading south on McCormick to Devon and east to pick up the marked route to the lake front. We headed off together and found the route to be a reasonably easy ride. For some reason, the other guy decided to head south on Clark and I continued on my way.

But here's the thing. There has to be a better way. The path through Skokie seems to pick up again and make it to Lincoln and Peterson or so. That appears to be close to the Channel Trail, which makes it as far as Lawrence (or so I am told).

So, here is my question to North Shore bike commuters: What is the best way to get to the Loop maximizing trails and minimizing opportunities to tangle with traffic?

Full post as published by Customs Law on June 24, 2008 (boomark / email).