Another cyclist dies

You pick a fight with a bus, train or street car and you are likely to lose.
 
A cyclist running a red....

Who ever heard of such a thing?

:rolleyes:
 
james t kirk said:
A cyclist running a red....

Who ever heard of such a thing?

:rolleyes:

Next thing you'll tell me is that the sun rises in the east !
 
for all the cyclists out there, supposedly there will be a crackdown on all cyclists this weekend. They will ticket ALL infractions including running stop signs, not signalling, etc etc....
 
But I bet the driver going pass the green light did not hit the cyclist on or for spite cause the cyclist ran a red light...likely just did not see the cyclist.
 
this is a wake up call to all the reckless cyclists. their behavior has been reckless and disrespectful to everyone motorists or pedestrians because they think they are cool, environmentally aware tree huggers. i had so many near misses when i was walking they just woozing by. they think they are better than other people and more deserving so they can do whatever they want in traffic. get a life
 
S.C. Joe said:
But I bet the driver going pass the green light did not hit the cyclist on or for spite cause the cyclist ran a red light...likely just did not see the cyclist.


As far as I'm aware, streetcars don't stop on a dime, so it wouldn't matter whether or not the driver had seen him.
 
Chairmoon said:
I always see cyclists going thru red lights and stop signs.
Not through street cars
 
But streetcars have brakes..the driver did likely brake..not step on the gas.
 
tboy said:
for all the cyclists out there, supposedly there will be a crackdown on all cyclists this weekend. They will ticket ALL infractions including running stop signs, not signalling, etc etc....


Ah, the police should just be doing that all the time, right:confused:
 
S.C. Joe said:
Ah, the police should just be doing that all the time, right:confused:

police do that to cars all the time, why not cyclists? how come red light cameras only work for cars why not bicycles too?
 
jerk chicken said:
bicycles have brakes too, and it can stop a lot quicker than a streetcar


True...but a accident is an accident...an accident happens when drivers do not mean to hit something...think about that. If you on spite hit something, that is no "accident"
 
jerk chicken said:
police do that to cars all the time, why not cyclists? how come red light cameras only work for cars why not bicycles too?

a) I imagine cyclists don't trip the sensor due to smaller size and shape

b) even if they did there's no plate to be registered on the photo... you'd have a pic of their backside.
 
S.C. Joe said:
Ah, the police should just be doing that all the time, right:confused:

Ideally, however for them to do the equivalent of a crackdown all the time for cars, and bikes, and vandals, and ....... we'd need a lot more cops.
 
S.C. Joe said:
True...but a accident is an accident...an accident happens when drivers do not mean to hit something...think about that. If you on spite hit something, that is no "accident"

This wasn't an accident, it was a preventable collision. Had the cyclist followed the rules of the road, there would have been no collision. He created the situation on purpose. No, not the running into the streetcar, but the willful disregard of traffic laws.
 
jerk chicken said:
police do that to cars all the time, why not cyclists? how come red light cameras only work for cars why not bicycles too?

Oh please, police selectively enforce all traffic rules. At this moment, the vast majority of drivers on the 401 are speeding. 99% of drivers roll through stop signs. I would guess about a third of drivers actually signal. Then you get the douchebags like you that park in handicapped spots and rarely get ticketed. The same standard is in place for pretty much everyone, and it is rarely enforced.

The reason why drivers killing other drivers is not as newsworthy is it happens so very often.
 
What's going on in TO?
It almost looks like it's open season on cyclists....:eek: