CHICAGO (CBS) — Motorcycles and motorbikes often zoom right across a South Side bridge meant for pedestrians—and it was recently caught on camera recently.
Neighbors in Bronzeville say it is an ongoing problem, and they have serious safety concerns.
Imagine walking on any pedestrian bridge and being forced to jump out of the way—as motorcycles can be heard coming head-on. Residents say that is exactly what happens at the 41st Street pedestrian bridge over the Metra Electric tracks and DuSable Lake Shore Drive—and they say it is time the city gets a real handle on the problem.
De’Avlin Olguin was out for a stroll across the bridge late Friday.
“Even on brisk day like today, you get the enjoy like the scenery,” he said.
The pedestrian bridge at 41st Street ends right on Olguin’s block in Bronzeville—and he loves living so close to downtown and to the lakefront.
“There’s a calm about just being on the water,” he said.