(from chicagoist.com)

Given the panic when Divvy first launched in 2013, you might have thought the city was taking the training wheels off droves of teetering wannabe bicyclists and unleashing them onto the streets. Videos confirming that clueless bike riders were wandering down Lake Shore Drive or onto the Dan Ryan didn’t help. But here’s a shocking statistic: three years later, zero fatalities have been associated with bike sharing in Chicago. Typically five to eight cyclists a year die in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune. (READ MORE HERE)

No accidents have happened on Divvy because I haven’t been on one!! Seriously,  In the last 8 months I’ve almost broken my ankle misjudging a step at a CHVRCHES show last year. Then I dropped a flower vase on my foot in the middle of the night which almost paralyzed my whole entire left side for a day and then the night of the Jake Bugg show I face planted into the street into oncoming traffic in Wrigleyville. Accident prone much? And before you ask NO I WASN’T DRINKING!!…Okay maybe a few beverages, but still!! I like the Divvy bikes but I always feel as though they are more for friends visiting from out of town to try. If I wasn’t terrified of cycling in Chicago I would rent one. Maybe if they made a sweet bike trail in Grant Park where I wasn’t around other people or near the edge of the Chicago River or Lake Michigan ? Until then, I gotta go my train is here.. – @marconibologna

I often have considered biking to work. Many of my co-workers do when the weather is nice. The main thing stopping me is that I’m terrified.  I’ve seen people get hit in traffic. That never looks fun. Maybe all cyclists have ever needed is to look more like a car? – @marconibologna

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(from chicagotribune.com)

Is it possible the Blackhawks-Blues playoff series could be over Wednesday night if the Hawks win? The Blues coach previewed the playoff series by talking about starting at the top with the defending Stanley Cup champions. He said the Hawks’ skill isn’t as big an obstacle as their resolve. (READ MORE HERE)

So it sounds as if we’re in their head. Sure you have to have the skill that it takes to win which obviously the Blackhawks do but if you can get inside someone’s psyche it makes it easier to catch them making mistakes. Why do you think there’s so much trash talk in sports. You throw someone off their game and they’re done. But wait, maybe the Blues coach said those things on purpose to get the Blackhawks over confident?? NICE TRY!! We’ll settle this one ON THE ICE!! GO HAWKS!! – @marconibologna