10-07-2025, 12:07 AM
The lack of public education about crossrides is becoming very concerning. Municipalities are using them more and more for cycling infrastructure, but most drivers don't seem to be aware they even exist. The City of Waterloo has some information buried in its cycling page, but I can't find anything on Kitchener, Cambridge, or the region's sites. And ontario.ca literally has one search result, from a 2018 MTO report. I am constantly seeing people in local Facebook groups complaining about cyclists not dismounting for clearly marked crossrides. I just watched a video of a child on a bike colliding with the side of a car that pulled out in front of them in a crossride, and everyone thinks they were riding on the sidewalk, when it's incredibly obvious they were in a crossride.