Cycling in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

Well the HTA does say any vehicle is to be driven "as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway" so the interpretation of what is practicable seems to be why different people recommend different things. I don't know how sharrows are supposed to legally work with HTA 147.

The term "practicable" is clearly laid out in the MTO's additional documentation.  I've already posted the relevant citations from the Cycling Skills. 

Whether you agree that MTO's additional documents are acceptable to serve as the definition of "practicable", the goal should be safer roads, and the data clearly shows riding in the gutter is not safe, and encourages dangerous behaviour by drivers--as does WRPS's video I'll add.  The term "practicable" is general enough to permit the recommendations given by Cycling Skills.

The MTO's books also speak about sharrows.  Please don't suggest that it's illegal to ride on the sharrows, as intended by the city.