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“The police can park where they need to. If they wanted to park upside down, inside out, or on top of a building, that would be acceptable.”

The 32-year-old cyclist stared at the email in disbelief. She wondered if the Toronto Police unit complaint co-ordinator who sent it to her been hacked, or was he just having a bad day?
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This happened earlier this week (April 8th). A ghost bike procession is being held on April 15th.

Truly a disturbing letter. All aspects of it.

A new one in my cycling experience in Toronto. I got rear ended by a food delivery cyclist. They were too busy looking at their phone to notice the light was red. After hitting me, appologiesing, they continued on their way running the red light while looking at their phone.

60 year-old was struck and later died when a car making a left turn hit her in broad daylight on Jan 29th.

**I will note that the area of McNicoll Avenue and Brimley Road has no cycling infrastructure to speak of. **

It's most typical for fires to start when the battery is being charged. For it to catch fire just sitting there either means it was damaged or was some shoddy, not-certified, battery that shouldn't have been sold in Canada.

This could have ended up much worse.

Supporters of safe cycling in Toronto are rquestioning the why cyclists are on trial for speeding while a motorist who was involved in a collision with a rider is having their charges dropped.

I do agree that accessibility for the blind should have been considered by the city, although raised surfaces would impact the accessibility of other sidewalk and bike lane users, too (i.e. mobility devices).

This could be one of those situations where every option will impact someone, and the city might have gone with the option that impacts the fewer number of users.

But I should also add that David Lepofsky has a history of being vocally against all forms of micromobility and cycling.

If you do any form of cycling in Toronto, then it's worth submitting your feedback.

I guess we'll have to wait and see 🫰

I think it's a great idea. Since bikes are more agile than cars, it should make bylaw ticketing more efficient.

Here's to hoping that bylaw officers can also relay any feedback to their higher-ups about gaps in cycling infrastructure around the city.

The scenario described is disturbing to say the least. If cyclists have no protection or recourse when an accident does happen, we are left completely vulnerable to life-altering consequences of motorists, even beyond injuries sustained.

Why can't Toronto do better?

I feel nauseated every time I hear of another cyclist being murdered. And ANOTHER hit-and-run, too.

For the record, this area does not appear to have cycling infrastructure in place. So yeah, City of Mississauga, this one is partially on you.

The police took action on Friday by arresting Yuri Karpenko, 28, who now faces charges of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm.

Yeah, anyone who saw the video would say that it was clearly attempted murder. These charges make it seems like minor negligence.

I'm planning a bike visit to see my folks... Oshawa to Vaughan.

I'd really rather not take the waterfront trail and then twist around through residential roads, as it would easily add 20km and quite a bit more time to the ride.

But... Taunton/Steeles, HWY 7, and other options either seem to have half-measures for cyclists or sections of nothing (not even a shoulder).

All the heatmaps (Strava, Ridewithgps, Garmin) seem to suggest that people cycle on all the east to west roads, but I find that really hard to believe.

Any ideas or suggestions?

A garbage truck driver hit Meredith Wilkinson on her bike in Toronto in 2017. She lost her right leg as a result. The driver was charged with careless driving at the scene, but the case couldn't proceed because of a clerical error.

You know, if we fined careless drivers 5x what the cost of enforcing and prosecuting careless drivers is, then public safety would be dramatically improved.

The fact that most drivers will likely get away with dangerous driving just reinforces this behaviour.

But Toronto sure as shit has the resources to fine cyclists for trying to be safe by using the head start signal at intersections... /s

The Biking Lawyer explains why this is crazy stupid.

"Meaning, as the law presently stands, advancing with the Pedestrian Head Start Signal is illegal on a bicycle."

Yup, that head start signal that's been shown to dramatically improve safety of anyone crossing intersections, including cyclists, is not allowed to be used by cyclists in Toronto.

Seems like Toronto police are intentionally targeting the city's vulnerable population, instead of ticketing people in death machines who are breaking any and all laws.

I'm planning another ride to Toronto (from Oshawa), and was just exploring the map beyond the Martin Goodman trail, and it looks like some roads cover great distances across the city with no breaks in continuity.

I'd love to cut straight across to High Park. Is that actually doable from the far west end??

The claim states Ferreira was distracted, looking for cigarettes, when he hit Woods.

I can't even imagine losing a loved one over this.

"The provincial offences court ordered Ferreira to pay a $12,500 fine, perform 100 hours of community service and not drive for two years (except when driving to the GO train for work) — a ruling Shellnutt and the family call an "injustice" that "deserves to be rebuked.""

It's more than an injustice, it's an insult to the victim and his family.