Deaths on city streets everyone’s problem
A cyclist died at the intersection of Bloor and St. George Sts. on Tuesday.
Re Bike advocates urge “state of emergency,” June 14
I couldn’t agree more that immediate and radical action is needed to address pedestrian and cyclist deaths on our roads. My home allows me to closely observe traffic on Queens Quay between Yonge and Spadina.
What I see there makes it obvious that, at least on this stretch, rules are flagrantly ignored by all users: cars, cyclists and pedestrians, all the time.
It is clear to me that the problem is more complex than just looking at vehicular traffic. All of our city’s road users are part of the problem. Hendrik Hart, Toronto Before we declare a state of emergency regarding bicycle and pedestrian deaths, can we at least look at the reality of what is actually happening on our streets?
Cyclists are not obeying any of the rules of the road and pedestrians are looking at their phones as they cross the street.
Don’t you think these types of actions have contributed to the tragedies? Lorne Katz, Toronto The media has an important part to play in how we understand and deal with the deaths of cyclists and pedestrians on our streets.
Two recent articles in the Star stated that a cyclist, “collided with a vehicle.”
Let’s be clear — there is no evidence that either of these cyclists steered their bikes into the path of a truck.
Cyclists are not in the habit of colliding with vehicles.
We do everything we can to avoid them.
Most road deaths are caused by inattentive drivers, not wayward pedestrians or cyclists. Ben Bull, Toronto Pedestrians are doubly in peril when adult-size cyclists ride on the sidewalks. L. Lundy, Toronto