Bike Culture Archive Toronto & Beyond 2003-2012.
Photography by Martin Reis and Hamish Wilson.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
To Live & Die
Jenna Morrison died riding her bicycle on a street which according to the official 2011 Toronto Cycling Map is designated as an official 'Suggested On-Street Bike Route' (Hat tip to Hamish Wilson)
I often consult this interactive and live online map - http://www.ridethecity.com/toronto?rid=1681755.
A resident of the area as shown by the route, I know that intersection very well. Would I have rated it as safe two weeks ago? Yes. Today, even without a bike lane in place? Yes. Would I have considered it an obvious candidate for a 'white paint' two weeks ago? No. But no route is truly safe, neither with nor without bike lane/sharrows, unless trucks have sideguards.
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I often consult this interactive and live online map - http://www.ridethecity.com/toronto?rid=1681755.
A resident of the area as shown by the route, I know that intersection very well. Would I have rated it as safe two weeks ago? Yes. Today, even without a bike lane in place? Yes. Would I have considered it an obvious candidate for a 'white paint' two weeks ago? No.
But no route is truly safe, neither with nor without bike lane/sharrows, unless trucks have sideguards.
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