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Crosswalks And Pedestrians--Motorist Compliance

September 9th, 2014

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DO YOU STOP FOR CROSSWALKS? The Illinois law requiring drivers to stop at crosswalks for pedestrians seems to be a rumor to many drivers, despite being in existence for the past four (4) years. A recent Chicago Tribune article, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/jonhilkevitch/ct-crosswalk-surv…

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Tags: auto, automobile, car, collision, crash, crosswalk, death, injury, law, legal, motor vehicle, motorist, pedestrian, vehicle

Trains, Cars, Robots, and Humans

March 25th, 2014

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Stephen Hoffman

TRAINS, CARS, ROBOTS, AND HUMANS In the early morning hours of Monday March 24, 2014, a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Train careened out of control, through a bumper mechanism designed to stop it, and up the escalator, at the O’Hare Airport stop. Fortunately, it being 3:00 a.m., not many peo…

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Tags: automobiles, cars, crash, CTA, derailment, el, NTSB, operator error, safety, train

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I Got Fired/I Fired My Client

March 14th, 2025

Yes, my client fired me. Or did I fire my client? It’s hard to explain exactly who did what, but let me give a little bit of background. My client was a long-time acquaintance. I’d known him for decades. He was a professional who had referred some of his own clients to me when they needed a pers… Read More

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Grafting Solutions

February 27th, 2025

This is now number four of my series of blogs about my recovery from rotator cuff surgery and its attendant ups, downs, complications, and progress. Last time I wrote, I was fighting some knee pain that was slowly resolving, while simultaneously working in physical therapy to improve my shoulder ran… Read More

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