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(CANADA) Cyclist dies after being hit by SUV in Kitchener Monday night (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 9 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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For those who don't know that area, there are multi-use paths (north and south side) separated from the road on Victoria St, where this cyclist was hit.

For a car to hit someone, they would need to be turning in or out of the business entrances without stopping/looking, which would mean they were at fault 100%.

No charges have been laid, but hopefully this will change.

Far too many cyclists being killed in Ontario. When are we going to take things seriously?

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[โ€“] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you all do ghost bikes? Someone can find some old bike and paint it white then lock it somewhere at the site of the accident.

I have seen many of these around Seattle and it makes change happen when people start to notice them

My heart goes out to the cyclists family.

[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

Yes, we do. There's a memorial ride this weekend for a cyclist killed the other day, and I'm sure there will be one for this cyclist, too.

Unless this madness stops, we'll end up with as many ghost bikes as we have light posts.