CultureLink and The Toronto Cyclists Union are launching the Toronto Cyclists Handbook (in 16 languages no less) this Friday in their event, Diverse Bicycle City, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm (Parkdale Community Recreation Centre, 75 Lansdowne Avenue (north of Queen).
Last week, riding home on College Street, I encountered a territorial idiot in the bike lane. This individual decided to open his car door into the bike lane, then stand beside it chatting on his cell phone. On seeing me, he closed his car door enough to leave me six inches to pass. I told him, politely but stiffly, that I needed more room than that, and he closed it almost completely. I rolled by him. From his comments about me not leaving the bike lane, he clearly thought he had the right to use it as a substitute living room.
No Justice. No Peace.
I frequently find myself reading the comments section in a newspaper or TV network website after a bicycle story. Whatever the news, whether a gain for cyclists, a loss, or an outright tragedy, some person will almost certainly write in and demand we get with the program, notice what century we live in, and embrace the advantages of the personal automobile.
This will create a tough situation for some (and by some, I mean mostly myself): whether to buy a membership in the southern Ontario CAA to take advantage of their roadside bike assistance program, Bike Assist, or to refuse to support the CAA financially because of their anti-bike lane stance.
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This is overdue. Police ignorance is a recurring issue.
http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/04/14/lane-use-and-cyclist-safe...
NOTE: commuteorlando recently ran a series on police bicycle training.
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Ghost Bike For Darcy Allan Sheppard - April 26
Next court date is May 25.
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College and Manning 8:30 a.m. April 23, 2010. 'Mr. Green' sends his message.
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