http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/05/14/quebec-cycling-accident.html
Yeah that's no good.....
Yeah that's no good.....
Road riding has always been the most dangerous form of cycling. You are more likely to get hurt riding downhill, more likely to die on the road.Kinda bizzare that Downhilling is safer than road riding now.
Really awful for those involved.
A smiliar accident about a year ago where a trucker in the am hit a group of motorcyclist from behind at a stoplight killing 3 or 4 and the driver turned out to be blasted on meth so you never know whats your up against.
Can anyone tell me why bikes would be on a 4 lane highway if the highway is such as 401 or 407 etc? Pretty soon bikes will rule the road. Can anyone tell me why, where I live, there is a totally perfect bike path paved and all but yet bikes insist on being on the highway right beside the bike path?
Bikers are all too anxious to blame motorists for all that goes wrong but between a car and a cyclist. For example, last week driving down one of our city streets and a biker in full biking outfit turned right in front of my car luckily I had room and time to swerve to the right and avoid a collision. So who was wrong?
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/05/14/quebec-cycling-accident.html#ixzz0nvzxRtMf
ya, you can be farely positive that the trees you're up against on the mountain are usually not tweaking and/or faced. I tried my hand at road riding but before long i was terrified! i stick to the sidewalks, pedestrians be damned.Kinda bizzare that Downhilling is safer than road riding now.
....the driver turned out to be blasted on meth so you never know whats your up against.
A guy got killed riding on the sidewalks earlier this month. A large truck turning into a lot nailed him. I've always felt safest just taking the lane and riding like I am on a motorcycle. I'll pull to the far right when it is safe for cars to pass.ya, you can be farely positive that the trees you're up against on the mountain are usually not tweaking and/or faced. I tried my hand at road riding but before long i was terrified! i stick to the sidewalks, pedestrians be damned.
A year ago?Kinda bizzare that Downhilling is safer than road riding now.
Really awful for those involved.
A smiliar accident about a year ago where a trucker in the am hit a group of motorcyclist from behind at a stoplight killing 3 or 4 and the driver turned out to be blasted on meth so you never know whats your up against.
not according to the articleYikes. 10:1 drugs and/or alcohol involved.
The comments are pretty awesome as usual."The driver of the vehicle in question was a man and alcohol is not a factor," Denis said. "He will meet with investigators in a little while to give details to shine a light on this tragedy."
Really so where do you propose they ride?I know the law is that bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks but they certainly should not be allowed on roads either. Hopefully, this tragedy will get bicycles off the streets and highways. Streets are for cars. It just does not make any sense to me that anyone would ride a bicycle on a city street let alone a highway.
Da Peach got clipped by a car a bunch of years ago commuting downtownI really hope these are very rare happenings in Montreal, I don't want to live in another city that hates bikes. These occurrences are all too common in Charlotte. It seems every month we here about another cyclist death. I don't trust cars here, I ride on the sidewalks whenever I can on my commute to work.
I promise you Montreal does not hate bikes. I've noticed lots of ****ty/jerk drivers on the road though.I really hope these are very rare happenings in Montreal, I don't want to live in another city that hates bikes. These occurrences are all too common in Charlotte. It seems every month we here about another cyclist death. I don't trust cars here, I ride on the sidewalks whenever I can on my commute to work.
Coming home at around 2:30 last night and it brought a smile to my face to see people riding the bixi home after a night out. That is awesome.But in theory montreal is more and more bike friendly all the time. They've had Bixi for a few years now.
This is awesome actually. I'll pretty much be able to ride from my house to the top of the mountain on a bike path! Fresh.By the end of the summer, part of Remembrance Rd., which runs from Côte des Neiges Rd. to Camillien Houde Way, will be reserved for cyclists and pedestrians. Much of Remembrance will have one car lane in each direction, down from the current two in each direction
I got my bixi pass this year. Its super awesome... its so nice to be able to bike downtown and not have to worry about where you lock up. Just drop it off and walk away...Coming home at around 2:30 last night and it brought a smile to my face to see people riding the bixi home after a night out. That is awesome.
I should be up there by the spring. I am trying my best to find investors and companies to join in on my indoor park so that I can start on it within a year of moving there. I am actually very glad some of you monkeys live in Montreal, it will be nice "know" of some riders there. But actually, the sooner I get some kind of job up there, the sooner I can move. It's a matter of finding a company that will sign the papers to sponsor my visa and that doesn't mind that my french isn't super great...btw Dirtjumper999, when are you headed up here? Would be fun to have someone to ride with.
I gotcha.I should be up there by the spring. I am trying my best to find investors and companies to join in on my indoor park so that I can start on it within a year of moving there. I am actually very glad some of you monkeys live in Montreal, it will be nice "know" of some riders there. But actually, the sooner I get some kind of job up there, the sooner I can move. It's a matter of finding a company that will sign the papers to sponsor my visa and that doesn't mind that my french isn't super great...
I'd really like to stay in the industry (cycling). So I have been applying to some bike companies for a rep position. But I have experience in outreach, some CAD/drafting work, construction, retail.what job/field are you looking for?
LOL. About that. It just so happens that I have a nice Canadian girl. The main reason I am moving there While we are very serious about our relationship, we have discussed marriage and I had a problem with getting married purely for the sake of being able to live there. And the work visa isn't all that much of a hassle for the company, all they really have to do is sign the paper.I'm not sure a mechanic/bike shop position is the kind of thing that will sponsor a VISA for you. How about finding a nice canadian girl and getting married?
Well that's not true.. And the work visa isn't all that much of a hassle for the company, all they really have to do is sign the paper.
Interestingly enough the Ridemonkey head office is actually in Montreal.I should be up there by the spring. I am trying my best to find investors and companies to join in on my indoor park so that I can start on it within a year of moving there. I am actually very glad some of you monkeys live in Montreal, it will be nice "know" of some riders there. But actually, the sooner I get some kind of job up there, the sooner I can move. It's a matter of finding a company that will sign the papers to sponsor my visa and that doesn't mind that my french isn't super great...
I was thinking we needed to start pushing the hipster image more, and make sure that we only exclusively cover people riding fixies.Hence ridemonkey's new european flair........
I've heard that cyclists by law are supposed to be given the same width as a car? (at least in Canada) - Does anyone know if this is true?I saw a whopping group of 2 roadies the other day on my narrow, 2 lane road with no shoulder. And douche #2 was riding side by side. I honked, came around and told the ass hat he is one of the many reasons I'd gotten hit twice on my road bike. He just laughed. My wife stopped me from brake checking him.
There is a huge group of roadies that does climbs up to Mt. Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the BRP officers have had to break them into groups of 5-10 so that cars can get by them. The BRP runs the length of the Appalachians and is great for slow driving, scenic views and great road riding. But this was one massive pack of 50+ riders.
The roadies that were telling me about it seemed "bothered" that they had to split their pack up. Roadie arrogance is horrid. Roadies actually make roads for cyclists unsafe.