May 7, 1999
To: Jack Layton
From: Ben Smith Lea,
Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists
Re:Bike Lane Monitor Statistics
Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists has been gathering information about the illegal use of downtown bike lanes. I think you
may find these statistics of interest. ARC has discovered that a vehicle stopped in the College St. bike lane will endanger a
cyclist every 55-65 seconds. ARC is planning bike week activities to address this concern, and we have some solutions to
propose. We have posted the results of our studies online at this address:
http://www.web.net/~detour/arc/bl.monitor.html
Ben Smith Lea
Intersection, Suite 101 (fax ) - (416) 504-0068 761 Queen St. W. arc.to@poboxes.com Toronto ON Canada
http://www.web.net/~detour/arc
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