EDUCATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
MINUTES
May 5, 1998
ATTENDANCE
Phil Piltch (chair), Joe Hendry, Steve Beiko, Al Shaw, Marleen Van Laetham (scribe), Paul Rappell, Crawford Murphy,
Issie Chakowicz, Barb Wentworth (staff),
REGRETS
Heather McClory
AGENDA
1: FIRST AID COURSE
Saturday May 23, 1998
-$30 cost waived for CAN-BIKE instructors and Cycling Committee members
-need 20 participants
2: MEDIA RELEASES
(a) CAN-BIKE course attended by 3 police constables, 2 couriers and 3
journalists. Special guest Regional Coroner Dr. William Lucas
-Michael Valpy will write article for the Globe and Mail on May 16
- coverage on City TV and CTV
(b) Letter to Mayor Mel Lastman inviting him to speak at the launch of Bike Week on June 2 at noon
3: CYCLING AMBASSADORS
-funding problems---late start
-Sean Wheldrake hired as Coordinator
-interviews
-busy season throughout Toronto
-still waiting for confirmation of Ontario Neurological Injury Prevention Program grant money
-still waiting for confirmation of HRDC funding
4: HARDWOOD HILLS
-Barb and Sean went there today to check it out
-we need the money it would raise
-August 15-16 is the bike race
-start on Friday August 14 to help park cars
-if there is a need to take a day off work, we will try to pay on honorarium. Gas
will be paid for the car pool vehicles going up. Food will be provided.
-Volunteers to bring tents
5. CAN-BIKE UPDATES
-Brochures are ready. They were distributed to members for further distribution
-They have already been sent to community centres and libraries
6: BUMPER STICKERS
-Barb showed examples of bumper stickers
-We need to decide on a message in order to get ready for Bike Week ad this
cycling season
-Members decided on message: LOOK FOR BIKES
7: CORONER=S REPORT
-This is the Coroner=s report. Our committee has had input but it is not our report
-Recommendation #1: What is the definition of injury? What does >reportable=
mean? Is it that you are entitled to report it or required to report it?
- The MTO raised concerns regarding this recommendation. What happens with a single car collision? Can this be applied
to single bike falls?
-Steve Beiko---19% of cycling fatalities in the past 10 years did not involve a motor vehicle. In the future, such fatalities,
should also be examined and studied, says Steve
- comments will be passed on to the Coroner and we will be kept apprised of future draft reports
8: OTHER BUSINESS
-Steve Beiko---more and more cars seem to signal late. Isn=t this a requirement
of passing the driver=s test? Are drivers just lazy?
-Many ideas to liaise with Driver Examiners
NEXT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING: TUES. JUNE 16 AT 6:30 pm at Toronto City Hall, 12 E (meet at east tower
elevators)
