Kitchener is one of the more bikeable/walkable cities in Ontario and victoria street is one of the better bike lanes for a road of it's size. really sad to see this, the driver would have to have been doing something particularly reckless.
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I think it's a great illustration that no matter how "safe" you make it for cyclists, it will never be safe with motorists wielding multi-ton vehicles nearby.
We just had another cyclist in their 60s die at the hands of a driver the other day in Scarborough. Terrible tragedy for the families of these victims.
If so, they should spend time in prison and compensate their victims family.
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.
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.
I took my bike apart again to change a bunch of stuff and drove the little 90's golf I borrow from time to time. Parked at work next to a ram, an f150 and some other monster I didn't recognize. The hood of each towers over the golf and reaches about my eye level. Nobody ever hauls anything in these shitty things. They should require additional licensing and permits. These are always the guys that try to pass without fully changing lanes where the road signs indicate cars and bikes are single file, and only to stop at the light and get passed by me again, but thankfully that is where the bike lane starts.
I've started to ride my bike in lieu of my car recently. One thing I noticed immediately was just how fast people drive. On one of my return trips whilst I was waiting at the intersection, some guy in a Silverado drove so fast that it produce enough wind to push back just enough. To think I actually used to considered myself a car nut. Our city officials should really do something about this shit.
Yes, and you aren't just imagining it, either.
I got a rear light for my bike with an integrated radar that warns me of drivers coming from behind. But it also measures and logs their speed, and I'm seeing some people going 30-40% above the speed limit on a regular basis.
I'm talking highway speeds on roads marked as 50 or 60km/h. It's insane that it's pretty much normalized.
I have that, too. One day I was riding on a road that is signed for 35 or 40 mph. My radar recorded someone passing me at 80 mph.
I will say the radar actually made me feel better in a way I didn't expect - most cars actually do slow down as they approach. But I'm in an area where cycling is extremely popular.
I will say the radar actually made me feel better in a way I didn't expect - most cars actually do slow down as they approach.
I believe that's because the radar will flash the light faster/more intensely as vehicles get closer. I was told that this does get people's attention.
One killed in North Bay last month. Hit by a f-150.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A 66-year-old man from Kitchener is dead after he was hit by an SUV while cycling in the city Monday night.
Emergency crews were called to Victoria Street N. between Frederick Street and Forfar Avenue in Kitchener Monday at 9:45 p.m. after receiving reports a blue Kia SUV had hit a cyclist.
The cyclist was taken to an out-of-region hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.
Police said on Tuesday the cyclist has since been pronounced dead.
There was no word on whether charges would be laid in the case.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service said the investigation remains ongoing and anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have dash-cam footage of what happened, to contact officers.
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