tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post7542405498588696620..comments2023-10-22T05:42:46.637-05:00Comments on Bike Lane Diary: No accidentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-18074244662221061572007-08-31T20:54:00.000-05:002007-08-31T20:54:00.000-05:00I went up on Wednesday to leave some flowers after...I went up on Wednesday to leave some flowers after hearing about this. It was a tragic scene.<BR/><BR/>My condolences to the family and friends of a fellow cyclist I never met.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213014213574263020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-9097494417260792142007-08-31T20:49:00.000-05:002007-08-31T20:49:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213014213574263020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-32343881945838273732007-08-30T09:55:00.000-05:002007-08-30T09:55:00.000-05:00I had an interesting experience last night beyond ...I had an interesting experience last night beyond the commonplace of being cut off. In this instance, the eastbound Bloor bike lane at the top of Parliament can and does get crossed by four-wheelers going south. One did, and in front of me, despite lights, so "ding, ding, ding" went my bell, with a few more dings when I stopped at the stoplight. A cop car in the queue eastbound musta heard the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-9907941964012645472007-08-30T09:33:00.000-05:002007-08-30T09:33:00.000-05:00Laurence,Publication by Transportation Alternative...Laurence,<BR/>Publication by Transportation Alternatives in NYC. Sorry. no link available. Had this for a while and I have adapted the piece<BR/>to include cyclists.Tinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205398931196477215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-2305495314417783312007-08-30T08:55:00.000-05:002007-08-30T08:55:00.000-05:00hey martino, where is that from?hey martino, where is that from?laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669140073787997802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-81188032408242745482007-08-29T16:19:00.000-05:002007-08-29T16:19:00.000-05:00"Blaming the VictimPedestrians/cyclists are often ..."Blaming the Victim<BR/><BR/>Pedestrians/cyclists are often considered at fault in crashes, obscuring the real issue of safe pedestrian/cyclist facilities. Police reports are often designed to describe vehicle-pedestrian/cyclist collisions in terms of what the pedestrian/cyclist did wrong.(1) Seldom do reports of pedestrian/cyclist fatalities, particularly in the media, record the actions of the Tinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205398931196477215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-66055287396124713152007-08-29T15:54:00.000-05:002007-08-29T15:54:00.000-05:00that article is disgustingthat article is disgustinglaurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669140073787997802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-67325217206385454802007-08-29T15:41:00.000-05:002007-08-29T15:41:00.000-05:00There is an active campaign by the police through ...There is an active campaign by the police through the media happening trying to blame the girl for crossing back across the street<BR/>after crossing the first time.<BR/><BR/>Sad.Tinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205398931196477215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-85704232259468521062007-08-29T12:33:00.000-05:002007-08-29T12:33:00.000-05:00The linked story was repugnant; it cites a witness...The linked story was repugnant; it cites a witness who claims "there was nothing the driver could do" first and in only in the final paragraph suggest the most likely cause, the satanic cell phone. Bad enough people feel obliged to drive everywhere why on god's green do they not just pay attentionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-83972855109608354472007-08-29T12:18:00.000-05:002007-08-29T12:18:00.000-05:00I do tend to agree with the last comment, but at r...I do tend to agree with the last comment, but at risk of being unpopular, bikes are so quiet and they are sometimes ridden by goofs and humans who don't care/look, the bike too could injure or kill, and they sometimes do.<BR/>But maybe it's beyond time to ban driving while on a cellphone - there's a provincial election on if anyone has the time/energy to raise this as an issue...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-15791827376271361962007-08-29T09:15:00.000-05:002007-08-29T09:15:00.000-05:00You know, the 'reasonable' person is me keeps thin...You know, the 'reasonable' person is me keeps thinking of ways for cyclists, drivers amd pedestrians to get along. However, the truly reasonable person in me, unconstrained by what is 'reasonable' in this society keeps screaming for attention. When I am talking my life in my hand walking across or cycling along any street, breathing in the filth and noise vehicles cause, the planet is going to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-31702435170568269782007-08-29T08:49:00.000-05:002007-08-29T08:49:00.000-05:00It's an absolute tragedy of course.But helmets can...It's an absolute tragedy of course.<BR/>But helmets can make a difference though I will strongly resist being legislated into them, and on extreme heat/smog days it's the mobile furnaces that should have constraints placed upon them, not cyclists.<BR/>And I imagine the vehicle driver is also quite distraught, and it is quite possible that the cyclist took advantage of the stopped vehicle to thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-36072202557682956092007-08-29T08:22:00.000-05:002007-08-29T08:22:00.000-05:00Just had to get that bit in about not wearing a he...Just had to get that bit in about not wearing a helmet and implying that it was the reason why she died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-70767571394775825412007-08-29T07:42:00.000-05:002007-08-29T07:42:00.000-05:00My condolences to the family. I'm heartbroken. I a...My condolences to the family. I'm heartbroken. I am deeply concerned with the legal and subsequent judicial process in terms of reckless endangerment with a motor vehicle in this country. These are not "accidents" They are premeditated criminal acts and should be viewed and tried as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com