Alex+Lee+Presentation+Notes

=Alex's Presentation Notes=

Slide01: · Cycling in my area is not so much of a problem as it is downtown. · No bicycles lanes · Wide open streets · Less crowded areas · Either you cycle on the sidewalk or share the road with cars · There is a feeling of being safe and not worrying about cars too much.

Slide02: · There are many people who use bikes as a mode of transportation · Services such as registering your bike with the police. · Services such as bicycle lockers, bike racks, are made available to public · Prevent theft · TTC bike racks on buses

Slide 03: · Downtown, you have high traffic areas/times · Sometime no bicycle lanes or indication of cycling space · Cars blocking cycling paths

Slide04: · Cyclist avoiding a park car in order to continue · Forces cyclist into traffic · Forces cyclist into a potentially dangerous situation · Forces drivers into a potentially dangerous situation to overtake cyclist

Slide 05: · Buses and cars speeding to overtake cyclist · Could potentially instil fear in cyclist · Could potentially lead to accidents

Slide 06: · In some designated bike lane areas, traffic was not so bad and there was less pedestrians. · Cycling in these areas appeared to be safer. · Bike marking clearly marked

Slide 07: · However these lanes usually abruptly ended · Studies have shown that most accidents occur at intersections. · This cause confusion to both cyclist and drivers.

Slide 08: · The road was not maintained well and not ideal for cyclists · City won’t repair. As long as it is considered ok for cars, the street will go unattended.

Slide 09: · Here we see another cyclist forced back into traffic. · You can see that the line of cars goes on for awhile · Drivers will be forced to either slow down or try to overtake the cyclist · It is situations like these that cause accidents

Slide 10: · Here we can see a car parked in a bicycle lane · It is illegal to do so

Slide 11: · Here is a cyclist forced to avoid the parked car. · The parked car should be fined however it most likely will not · Laws against this are loosely enforced · There is a website (tattle tale website) informing other cyclist about offenders and repeated offenders

Slide 12: · Many accidents occur at traffic intersections · Navigating at intersections is more difficult · Unpredictable behaviour (drivers speeding through red lights, inexperienced cyclists) can lead to collisions, not adhering to rules of the road. · Most collision however occur with parked cars opening their door and hitting cyclists.

Slide 13: · False sense of security because of bike lanes. · Can still lead to collisions. · False sense of safety. · Behave unpredictably.

Slide 14 · Cycling on the sidewalk is illegal · Many collisions occur on the sidewalk with pedestrians

Slide 15: · I was almost hit by the cyclist. · Should have been cycling on the road. · Maybe he felt that the road was less ideal to travel · Maybe if there was a bike lane he would have used it instead of the sidewalk.