Education and Safety Subcommittee

Minutes of Meeting on Monday December 7, 1998

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Toronto City Hall

Attendance: Marleen Van Laethem (chair), Paul Rappell, Veronica Duczek, Crawford Murphy, Steve Beiko, Issie Chackowicz, Louis Fliss, Clay McFayden, Barb Wentworth, Sean Wheldrake.

Regrets: Phil Piltch, Rob Heffernan

Announcements:

- ARC breakfast on Wed. 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM re: bike lanes on Spadina

- Humber Bay, Mimico Creek bridge nearly open

- cyclist hit on Pape Ave. - no word on his condition

- circulated info from Phil Piltch on column and letter that appeared on November 25 and 26 in the Sun. By John Downing

- circulated info on ad in personals in the Globe and Mail (date unknown) re "bicycle terrorists invading sidewalks"

1. Discussion of sidewalk riding sticker campaign: Subcommittee decided to recommend the logo with the triangle on it but recommended changing the graphic to a person walking a bicycle.

2. Transit Shelter Ads: The Urban Planning and Development Services has been allocated the use of free transit advertising space for the Right Turns and Bikes campaign for the period starting July 5, 1999. The subcommittee decided to refer the text that will accompany this campaign to the Bike Planning Subcommittee and the Bike Commuter Subcommittee for immediate feedback.

3. SmartRisk Foundation: The subcommittee decided to invite Dr. Robert Conn to a Cycling Committee meeting to present the results of a new study on the "Economic Burden of Unintentional Injury in Canada" and it's relationship to the work being undertaken by the Cycling Committee on preventing injuries due to motor vehicle crashes.

4. Ongoing Review of the Coroner's Report:

Recommendations #1 - 5: Better Bicycle Collision Data Collection and Analysis

- Police and other City Departments should provide input on the implementation of these recommendations.

- Recommendation #4 - Steve Beiko will get a copy of a report from ProBike on a comprehensive study of bicycle usage and collisionsfor consideration.

- Recommendation # 5 - should be established now so that the annual review is complete prior to the start of the cycling season in the next year. This would give the Cycling Committee needed information to design and evaluate programs.

- discussed the idea of inviting staff involved in data collection and analysis attend a meeting to share information and concerns.

Education Programs and Enforcement for Both Motorists and Cyclists

Recommendations #6 - #11: Continue discussion needed in terms of education and public awareness campaigns for the new City of Toronto.

A Review of the Highway Traffic Act Sections Affecting Bicycles:

Recommendation #12:

- continue staff discussions with the Ministry of Transportation to take the lead in the review

Roadway Engineering Design Improvements for Bicycles:

Recommendation #14:

- discussion of this recommendation needs to take place in conjunction with the Bike Plan Subcommittee

Investigation of Design Modifications for Large Vehicles to Reduce Injury Severity:

Recommendation #15:

- the Education and Safety Subcommittee does not have the expertise to research this area.

Adjournment with a thank you to Marleen for bringing in Holiday cookies.