What pedestrians, cyclists and drivers need to know about being in an...
The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates that an average of six pedestrians are hit each day in Toronto, a city that also has the highest number of cyclist collisions in the country. Automobile...
View ArticleDEATH CAB: Toronto Cabbies to ILLEGALLY use Tablets instead of Radio Dispatch
Everyone (including me) who bikes in Toronto has a story about a cab driver hitting them. At the least, you’ve had a near miss with one, because taxi drivers are always in a rush and do not abide by...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Ontario Cyclists Affected by Changes to the Highway Traffic Act
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto in June in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Ontario recently passed a number of changes to the Highway Traffic Act...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: What are your rights as a cyclist in Toronto?
Note: For this post contributed by Singer Kwinter, I asked them to summarize cyclists’ legal rights. I hear far too many stories about cyclists in accidents that are intimidated by a system that...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Five New Laws Affecting Cyclists and Drivers in Toronto
A good run-down of the new laws affecting our roads. CYCLISTS MUST GLOW IN THE DARK DRIVERS NEED TO BE ALERT WHEN EXITING THEIR VEHICLES DRIVERS NEED TO GIVE CYCLISTS THEIR SPACE CYCLISTS ARE INSURED...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Changes to Accident Benefits DO Impact Cyclists!
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto in June in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. This post is about making sure you’re aware of how changes to Ontario’s...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Sharing the Road with E-bikes: What You Need to Know
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto in June in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Sharing the Road with E-bikes: What You Need to Know Is an e-bike...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Tenants Insurance: How does this relate to biking?
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto in June in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. One major difference between homeowners and renters is having insurance....
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: About the 2012 Chief Coroner’s Cycling Death Review
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto in June in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. In June 2012 the Office of the Chief Coroner released a report having...
View ArticleEVENT: Sat, Apr. 8 – Legal Resources for Cyclists (FREE, for Cycle Toronto...
Cycle Toronto is putting on a free session about what do after a collision. This is for Cycle Toronto members. You can join here. We often get questions from our members around how the rules of the...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: A Refresher on the Rules of the Road
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. A Refresher on the Rules of the Road As the days grow warmer and...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Brain Injury Awareness and Bike Safety
Image Credit: Ontario Brain Injury Association Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. On our crowded...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Drinking and Riding – a bad idea, but is it illegal?
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. We were all taught from an early age to never drink and drive. But...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Municipality Found Responsible for Bike Park Injuries
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. A recent Ontario court case found a municipality liable for an...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Ontario bill seeks to increase penalties for drivers who...
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. A new bill is seeking to toughen penalties for drivers who injure...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Children and Cycling in Toronto
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Cycling on the roadway, in and of itself, is an activity that...
View ArticleGETTING LEGAL: Ride Safe this Summer
Note: Singer Kwinter will be contributing a few posts to BikingToronto over the next month in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Summer is finally here! With the arrival of warm weather, many find...
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