bikesafety

Guest: Ben Spurr, City Hall reporter at The Star.

There’s a bike fight brewing in High Park. After some park users complained too many cyclists are speeding through the park, police kicked off ticketing blitz. Tensions and activity escalated so much that in one incident, a police car hit a cyclist. Cycling advocates feel that riders are being unfairly targeted and this has been a waste of police resources. What it definitely shows is another fight in the city where pedestrians, cyclists and drivers are once again in conflict over how public space should be shared.

This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Matthew Hearn and Raju Mudhar.

Audio sources: CTV and CP24

Curtis Sawyer is a former TV News Anchor who’s also sold Harley and Indian Motorcycles. He hosts the Indian Rider Radio Podcast on Youtube and wherever podcasts can be heard. Today he talks about his career in motorcycling and how he discovered and subsequently developed a passion for Indian Motorcycles.

Guests: Ben Spurr and Jim Rankin, Star Reporters

At the beginning of the pandemic, bikes became a hot commodity as people looked for ways to enjoy the outdoors. Cities like Toronto added more bikes lanes and even shut down streets for events like ActiveTO, so people could enjoy it. But now looking at the data, emergency room visits from cyclists were up across Ontario with many young people injured. More riders accounted for some of these visits, but the findings also point to the lack of cycling infrastructure that could make riding in cities safer.