I came across a post by local blogger Chris Schurr about the 3-foot-passing law and the related Star editorial. Increased public education of both cyclists and motorists as well allocating resources to municipalities to properly design city streets to accommodate cyclists would go much further in my opinion. However, what the NDP has successfully done …
Fellow BFW member Steve Konkle responded to the Windsor Star article that claimed the 3-foot passing law was nonsense. Here’s a link to the well-written letter: http://www.windsorstar.com/Bikes+belong+road/3104862/story.html Another cycling advocate (and Ward 3 candidate for city council) Tristan Fehrenbach wrote a response, too. Here’s a link to his: http://www.windsorstar.com/travel/Consider+cyclists+pedestrians+plan/3104861/story.html Thanks for your letters guys! If …
A couple of weeks ago, a private member’s bill was introduced by NDP Cheri DiNovo in Ottawa detailing the need for a province wide enforcement of the “3 Foot Passing Law”. The by-law would require leaving at least three feet of space between a car and a bike while passing. We posted about it on …
What is the best city for cycling in Canada? Vancouver, with its North Shore mountain biking? Toronto, with its hundreds of km of waterfront trail? Montreal with the Biki program and Bike Fest? Read the verdict in this months Get Out There magazine.
Another local cyclist posted this on facebook, so I thought I would share it here. In response to deadly collisions between bikes and cars in Ontario and Quebec, CBC is looking to hear from cyclists across the country. They want to know about hazards to biking – dangerous roads and intersections. So, if you’ve got …
