1. Duncan
   Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   In trying to understand how we feel about the tragedy that took one man's life on Bloor street and in trying and understand what we can do to make our streets safer, cyclists in Toronto have been inundated with detached articles written by people unconnected to our experiences.

   Recently, Dave Meslin, a cycling advocate amongst many other things, wrote a blog entry entitled Death and Advocacy.

   Sgt. Tim Burrows of the Toronto Police not only commented on this story, but also posted it to the Toronto Police blog. Yvonne Bambrick of the Toronto Cyclists Union has also commented on this article.

   And now there is a rebuttal from TorontoCranks.com

   Please, take the time to read both of these articles. While you may not feel strongly towards either opinion, becoming a part of the ongoing dialogue that has gripped the Toronto cycling community may help to bring us all together on our streets.

   Duncan's City Ride - That's my blog about cycling in the city of Toronto, natch!

2. joe
   Admin
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   I have to agree with Mez... but I don't think he goes far enough. It's absolutely horrible to equate cycling advocacy with the Bryant/Sheppard incident. It's a high profile and emotionally charged case with socio-economic factors that if pursued as a "cycling advocacy" oppurtunity, will only give a bad impression of cyclists to the non-cycling population.

   As for the Cranks article - well, it's typical Crank... yes, Toronto needs better cycling infrastructure, but there's a right way and a wrong way to go about advocating for it.

3. Angus
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   Many bike advocates also defended the cyclist who went after a motorist with a screwdriver, certainly a step backwards for us. That's where we should draw the line.

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