Unfortunately many cyclists put themselves in great danger by running red lights etc. in the hopes that motorists will avoid a collision with them when they break the law. If you play chicken with a vehicle, you're going to lose so why would you assume every driver is 100% sober and paying full attention, 100% of the time. It's your life.Who is to say if the driver was 100% sober he might have been able to brake and stop in time or not hit the guy so hard.
Sounds like this never would have happened if the cyclist obeyed the red light. Driver turned himself in and has since been charged. Cyclist is still dead.Make sense hit, kill and run. F%*&king people these days so time I wonder why I still live in TO
You're telling me a driver, travelling along Davenport through a green light, at night is supposed to be able to see and avoid a cyclist zipping down the hill through a red light and into his path?Cause most drivers do not drink and drive and they can stop or turn at the very last second...not just plow right in to the idiot who runs a red light.
Amen!I remember when I was a kid you couldn't ride you bike a night without a working light and a tail light. Had to have 2 generators, one on each wheel. None of this reflector crap. Also we were taught the rules for cyclist on the road at public school.
Now we don't know what happened, but if he was riding a bike chances are he was acting like most cyclist do, running through red lights and stop signs, pulling up on the right hand side of a car, passing them to get to the intersection first and just keep rolling on.
If your a cyclist, you are sharing the road with idiots who can't drive, don't expect to get to your destination safely, be defensive in how you cycle. Remember, I'm in a car and unless you can see my tail lights, your just road kill and don't even know yet.
If I were to drive my car on the 401 like most cyclist ride on the streets of Toronto, I'd have been killed by a transport years ago.
Couldn't agree more. I both drive and cycle but I use my head when I cycle and don't put myself at risk like all the idiot cyclist I'm constantly avoiding when I drive.Notwithstanding the op's blatant attempt at trolling.....
And the fact that i have no clue what happened in this particular incident.
I've cylcled a lot. In busy urban, suburban, and rural roads. I do get pissed when drivers are aggressive, thus risking MY life, however these idiots are few.
To get around successfully in the city on a bike.
Expect the unexpected. Don't take a right turn beside a car or truck, if they cut it too close and don't see you, you are done.
Exert your right to space on the road. Don't ride in the gutter, where you are 3" from the curb. Give yourself a buffer.
Anticipate what drivers are going to do, pull out, open doors etc.
Do obey the rules. Dont run light, stop or at least almost stop at stop signs. Don't ride on the sidewalk, and if you have to, do slowly and always give way to pedestrians.
Wherever possible, take back streets, avoiding busy traffic.
By doing this I've ridden several thousand km over the last decade and a half, without and major incident, not even a significant near miss. Be controlled, let the drivers know what you ate doing.