Monday, December 31, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Winter Cyclist Beaten Up for Slowing Traffic in Montreal
by John Symon (Pedalmag excerpt)
December 18, 2012 (Montreal, QC) – Florent Daudens, a Montreal resident, was cycling December 14 on Saint-Hubert Street near downtown Montreal when he was physically attacked reports Alain Gravel of Radio Canada on his blog (in French – link below). The incident occurred where the street narrowed and Daudens was forced to ride into the street, forcing motorists to slow down for perhaps 15 seconds. An agitated passenger in a car began calling insults to the cyclist along the lines of, “Hey, jerk, stop slowing down the traffic. Move aside! Streets are made for cars, not bikes, especially in winter!” read on here: http://pedalmag.com/?p=179630
Podcast about this nastiness
https://soundcloud.com/bikelane/the-bike-lane-cyclist-gets
December 18, 2012 (Montreal, QC) – Florent Daudens, a Montreal resident, was cycling December 14 on Saint-Hubert Street near downtown Montreal when he was physically attacked reports Alain Gravel of Radio Canada on his blog (in French – link below). The incident occurred where the street narrowed and Daudens was forced to ride into the street, forcing motorists to slow down for perhaps 15 seconds. An agitated passenger in a car began calling insults to the cyclist along the lines of, “Hey, jerk, stop slowing down the traffic. Move aside! Streets are made for cars, not bikes, especially in winter!” read on here: http://pedalmag.com/?p=179630
Podcast about this nastiness
https://soundcloud.com/bikelane/the-bike-lane-cyclist-gets
Monday, December 17, 2012
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Saturday, December 08, 2012
John Lennon (1940 - 1980)
"I was the first to own a bicycle, then Liela and lastly, John. We did a lot of cycling, mainly in and around the Woolton and Allerton area. We would cycle to the Abbey Cinema and the Gaumont and up as far as Speke Airport. But we were never allowed to venture on our bikes into Liverpool city proper."
"We loved our cycles."
Quote by Stan Parks,
Elder cousin of John Lennon.
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.
Friday, December 07, 2012
Monday, December 03, 2012
Ten Years Ago On Queen West
Hanna Evans vs City of Toronto dooring lawsuit in 2002.
The City of Toronto lost.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Tom Samson Memorial Ride Reports
GlobalNews - report starts at 10:01 minute mark http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/news+hour+final+nov+30/video.html?v=2311725373&p=1&s=dd#video
CBC News Toronto - report starts at 05:54 minute mark http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Toronto/ID/2311725849/
with Derek Chadbourne telling it like it is!
More video: Excellent report by Joey Schwartz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se0NBroLI3k
More: NOW http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=190105
ARC memorial banner (NOW): http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/column.cfm?column=1439
http://dandyhorsemagazine.com/blog/2012/06/04/memorial-ride-for-tom-samson/
Jun Nogami's excellent blog http://jnyyz.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/tom-samson-memorial-ride/
My photo essay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinreis/sets/72157632143201086/
Friday, November 30, 2012
Provincial Cycling Draft Policy Released
Here is info about the Ontario Draft Cycling Policy:
http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTE3OTMx&statusId=MTc2NTA4&language=en
Not feeling the bike love at all here. But hey would you expect? Complete streets, lower speed limits, legal protection for cyclists, etc,...?? Sadly, many more ghost bike will be needed before cycling is as safe as possible in Ontario. Meanwhile, we will install one for Tom Samson tonite.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Memorial Ride Tom Samson Friday
Memorial ride for Tom Samson, father, cyclist and beloved teacher on Friday November. 30. Bloor/Spadina 6:30pm.
Bring candles, flowers and love.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Cyclist Struck Davenport & Lansdowne
Photos: Martin Reis
Police report: http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/release.php?id=25085
On Friday, November 23, 2012, at 6:43 a.m., police responded to a call for a personal injury collision at Davenport Road and Lansdowne Avenue.
It is reported that:
- a 35-year-old man with a bicycle was attempting to cross Davenport Road on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue from the south side to the north side
- a red or burgundy Chrysler minivan westbound on Davenport Road struck the man
- a 63-year-old man driving a 2006 GMC van eastbound on Davenport Road also struck the man
- the driver of the Chrysler fled the scene in his or her vehicle
The 35-year-old man was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
Police are seeking the public's assistances locating a vehicle of interest. It is described as a 1996-2000 Chrysler minivan, red or burgundy. The vehicle will have front-end damage in the area of the left front bumper, fender, hood and headlight areas.
The intersection where Tom Samson was struck.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
No Respect For Cyclists On Jarvis
Nov. 15 | by AVS on Twitter:
"Biking on Jarvis today where no bike lane exists and was honked at only to hear yell.
'Get on Sherbourne!'
Why does this happen?!?"
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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