#bikes #Jim WatsonMayor calls for more protection for cyclists and pedestrians_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** On September 22, Mayor Jim Watson wrote to the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, to request that further research be conducted on truck side guards and other safety measures that would reduce fatal collisions between cyclists, pedestrians, and heavy trucks. ...
#bikes #cycling #policeSo far in May: 16 car-bike collisions_ (via Ottawa Police) _ Ottawa roadways are seeing more cycling traffic with the warmer weather and the Ottawa Police and its Safer Roads Ottawa partners want to remind all road users to be aware of cyclists and share the road. ...
#bikes #cyclingNOKIA Sunday Bikedays is back!_ (press release) _ The 46th season of NOKIA Sunday Bikedays kicks off on Sunday, May 15. This well-attended program is presented by the National Capital Commission (NCC), in collaboration with 17-year title sponsor NOKIA and volunteers from Gowling WLG, the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario and Velofix. ...