It is cool to see the laws...but it looks like quite a few of these laws were broken.
Are the current CM organizers trying to break laws on purpose to prove that they are stupid, or are they really trying to bring sympathy to the plight of the biker.
Of those people who ride CM, did you know how many laws you were breaking? Do you care?
Just wondering...
Chicago Municipal Code § 9-52-010
§ 9-52-010 Rights and duties.
(a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances of this city applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application.
(d) Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter regulating bicycles shall be fined $25.00.
So everyone who went through a red light, or stopped in the intersection broke the law, and could have been fined $25.
§ 9-52-030 Speed of bicycles.
(c) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right-hand side of the roadway, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction and at all times giving the right-of-way to other moving vehicles.
§ 9-52-050 Riding in single file required--Exceptions.
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride other than single file except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Looks like another couple of laws were broken...
§ 9-52-080 Headlamps, reflectors and brakes.
(a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a head lamp which shall emit a white light visible from a minimum distance of 500 feet from the front and with a rear red reflector capable of reflecting the head lamp beams of an approaching motor vehicle back to the operator of such vehicle at distances up to 200 feet or a rear lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of at least 200 feet from the rear.
§ 9-120-020 Registration.
It is hereby made the duty of the owner of every bicycle, before operating or permitting the operation of the same upon any public way within the city, to register said vehicle with the commissioner of police on a form provided for such purpose.
Registration may be accomplished by filing the registration record or form, duly filled out, in the office of the commander of the police district in which the bicycle owner resides, or by mailing said form, duly filled out, postage prepaid, to the commissioner of police.
I wonder how many CM riders were in compliance with these last 2?