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Published On: Jul 14, 2004 07:58 PM
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Published On: Jul 14, 2004 07:58 PM
Wed - July 14, 2004
Car Free Day 2004 Update (not good)
Dear
All,
As you may have heard by now, at the urging of
Councillor David Socknacki , Chair of the Toronto
Atmospheric Fund (TAF), TAF has decided to not fund
CAR FREE DAY in Toronto this year. This is appalling,
to say the very least.
As you may have heard by now, at the urging of
Councillor David Socknacki , Chair of the Toronto
Atmospheric Fund (TAF), TAF has decided to not fund
CAR FREE DAY in Toronto this year. This is appalling,
to say the very least.
Posted at 01:49 AM Read More
Tue - July 13, 2004
Cycle Right my ass, yes Sir!
Oh, you could just feel the love last night at
the TCCC meeting. Not!
Sgt. Kealey was the good cop and Constable Burns just seethed and glared all night never cracking a smile nor saying one single word.
(Thanks to Steve Targett, Janice,Rick and Hamish for moral support among many others including
Tim from CBN and especially Craig Barnes and Martin Koob)
Here are some highlights:
Total tickets issued to cyclists:
691 (2002)
1939 (2003)
3597 (2004)
Cautions:
657 (2002)
789 (2003)
2046 (2004)
Top reasons for tickets 2004
Disobey stop sign 1111
Red Light - Fail to stop 591
No bell/horn 590
Improper lighting 367 (in the middle of the day!)
Cars parked in the bike lane charges
0 (2002)
252 (2003)
315 (2004)
Total drivers charged (no detailed breakdown provided)
19 (2002)
290 (2003)
4385 (2004) (really?)
(more stats available on Bike Lane Diary later today once it's been scanned)
Sgt. Kealey was the good cop and Constable Burns just seethed and glared all night never cracking a smile nor saying one single word.
(Thanks to Steve Targett, Janice,Rick and Hamish for moral support among many others including
Tim from CBN and especially Craig Barnes and Martin Koob)
Here are some highlights:
Total tickets issued to cyclists:
691 (2002)
1939 (2003)
3597 (2004)
Cautions:
657 (2002)
789 (2003)
2046 (2004)
Top reasons for tickets 2004
Disobey stop sign 1111
Red Light - Fail to stop 591
No bell/horn 590
Improper lighting 367 (in the middle of the day!)
Cars parked in the bike lane charges
0 (2002)
252 (2003)
315 (2004)
Total drivers charged (no detailed breakdown provided)
19 (2002)
290 (2003)
4385 (2004) (really?)
(more stats available on Bike Lane Diary later today once it's been scanned)
Posted at 12:27 PM Read More
Sun - July 11, 2004
The Cyclist Wins! (The Globe and Mail, July 12)
Activists want Queen West bike lanes after
cyclist who crashed
wins in court ---- By JEFF GRAY Monday, July 12, 2004 - Page A8
When a cyclist gets "doored" -- struck by a parked car's opening door
-- who is to blame? The police will tell you it is almost always the motorist who didn't look.
But last week, in small-claims court, a deputy judge ruled in
favour of a doored cyclist who argued that the city was partly to blame
for failing to make the road safer for two-wheelers.
Bike activist Hannah Evans won $1,125 plus a portion of her
legal costs from the city, after she was thrown from her bike on Queen
Street West in a 2002 collision with a car door.
wins in court ---- By JEFF GRAY Monday, July 12, 2004 - Page A8
When a cyclist gets "doored" -- struck by a parked car's opening door
-- who is to blame? The police will tell you it is almost always the motorist who didn't look.
But last week, in small-claims court, a deputy judge ruled in
favour of a doored cyclist who argued that the city was partly to blame
for failing to make the road safer for two-wheelers.
Bike activist Hannah Evans won $1,125 plus a portion of her
legal costs from the city, after she was thrown from her bike on Queen
Street West in a 2002 collision with a car door.
Posted at 04:35 PM Read More
Thu - July 1, 2004
Doored Cyclist Sues City of Toronto (by Nancy Smith Lea)
Does the City of Toronto have a duty to make sure
cyclists can ride
safely on their streets? If a cyclist gets "doored" on a Toronto street
because there is not enough space between parked cars and the
street car lanes, can the City be required to fix the street?
safely on their streets? If a cyclist gets "doored" on a Toronto street
because there is not enough space between parked cars and the
street car lanes, can the City be required to fix the street?
Posted at 03:38 PM Read More