Mailbag: Driving(!) on the greenway

Posted on July 17th, 2009 – 10:02 AM
By Roadguy

Got this e-mail last night from alert reader Becky:

This evening, while riding my bike on the Greenway, I witnessed something so strange, I completely forgot I had my crapcam on me, and regret not taking a photo…

As I was biking east towards Nicollet, I passed an elderly woman DRIVING HER CAR on the Greenway! She had entered the onramp from Nicollet, as I saw her round the tight corner, and squeeze under the cement bridge supports when I biked past (very cautiously).

By the time I reached Nicollet, she had gone too far for me to snap a picture. :( But oh, what a sight! I thought about calling the police, but honestly wasn’t sure if they would find her by the time she found a proper road. I hope another biker was able to direct her off the pathway…

Roadguy has witnessed maintenance and police vehicles on the Midtown Greenway, but never a lost motorist. The entrance at Nicollet does indeed look a bit like a freeway ramp or a driveway, but good grief. Sounds like it needs more than a “no trucks” sign.

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