06-26-2015, 10:26 PM
(06-26-2015, 07:45 PM)numberguy Wrote: I agree. Read the comments and the Now article itself. Many of the comments blame the driver.
So I am curious, how do you better enforce the law to reduce incidents such that? Law enforcement of HTA vis a vis cyclists seems spotty. This is admittedly anecdotal and based on /r/Toronto with the daily pedestrian/cyclist/driver hate posts.
At what point is it sufficient to say "OK, you win a Darwin Award"? I don't know the answer to that question. Seatbelt enforcement, I think, helps public safety in general. For a number of reasons, I'm not convinced that mandatory helmets would (hmm, maybe we shouldn't get into that). I also favour Oregon stops. Should they be enforced (i.e. in an ideal world, should you have cops pulling people over for not looking both ways/yielding before proceeding)? It's hard to imagine such enfocement moving the needle.
We should get rid of obvious hazards. But that way lies e.g. wide, fast streets like Mississauga arteries. They don't have hazards. They also don't have life.