Re: If you participated in this ride smarten up!!!!!
To every action - a re-action. SO, when the GTA police services start an enforcement campaign - which they will - you will know who to blame. Maybe these riders did motorcycle safety a favour to awaken the police and government to prevent...
Toronto Council Road Safety Plan
I'm happy to say that after much work pressing the Council finally yesterday they amended the new safety plan and included motorcycles as being vulnerable road users thus opening possible action plan to save 'biker lives on Toronto roads. Don't ignore what's...
I meetwith Paula Fletcher on Wednesday to get her support for motorcycles to be includedin the new Toronto five year road safety plan. It may not be easy so if you areconcerned about your safety please e-mail Councillor Fletcher immediately. Thankyou.
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Thank you for your thoughts and re-wording. I am trying other avenues. To date I have found most readers of GTA have little interest in road safety so if an ambitious 'biker wants to take up the cause with GTA I'll be pleased to give all details.
Ride Safe to Ride Again
Toronto Motorcyclists - You are not a VULNERABLE ROAD USER
Their plan mentions only pedestrians and cyclists with millions of dollars for safety work. The following is part of my presentation to the committee today:-
Vision Zero, even in Sweden,has not been a magic pill and your Vision Zero...
After two days and a few replies with only 2 people seeing the purpose of this Bill I can see how riders in Canada get stomped on and feel nothing. Having being an innocent victim of a left turn drunk driver I see a need for this Bill first brought together by the NDP with support from BRO and...
On June 20th at 9:30am the committee will discuss their upcoming road safety plan. In their latest media releases they mentioned the city’s vulnerable road users as being cyclists and pedestrians, ignoring motorcyclists, a topic raised by motorcyclists at their previous committee meetings...
MPP Eleanor McMahon needs your support to finally get this Bill passed. Too many car drivers get off lightly when they kill riders by turning left. SUPPORT THIS BILL>
This makes 7 in Toronto this year, equals 2013 a record year in a decade. We all need to get involved with safer riding starting with ourselves, safe speeds, even safer when carrying passengers and as for car drivers Government and police have to educate and enforce. Get involved with safety...
Monday 23rd Feb the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee approved a Road Safety Plan for Toronto that ignored an important Vulnerable Road User (VRU) i.e. motorcycles in setting up their Road Safety Task Force. Pedestrians and cyclists were mentioned but not one motorcycle organization was...
Lived there for 4 years, sucked up all the fumes from the races both the TT and Southern. Don't forget to wave to the (real) fairies at the Fairy Bridge if you travel from Douglas to Castletown! Best wishes to all riders, stay safe, that is pure road racing at its best.
For newer riders can I suggest good reading/viewing over the winter months by downloading an app from the MSF(Motorcycle Safety Foundation) and although U.S. based the skills still apply here. It's Motorcycle Safety Foundation Debuts Riding Tips Mobile App18092013 available on ITunes for...
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