Mini-motorbike slams into van
13.02.10
An 18-year-old out for an initial morning walk on a pocket bike in south Etobicoke fortunate to be among the living after allegedly blew a stop sign and crashed his motorcycle tiny in a taxi-cub-van.
Toronto police say the teens, who was not wearing a helmet, was traveling south at a speed unknown along Laurel Ave., East of the road. 427, around 1:45 Saturday when witnesses see the piece through the stop sign at Bloor St. W. and Smash in the front corner of the Caravan westbound procrastinate.
"This is exactly why we do not want these pocket bikes on the road," Sgt.TimBurrows, of Traffic Services, said the fall.
Police have issued numerous warnings about mini-motorbikes since becoming common about six years ago.
Burrows reiterated that pocket bikes are not street legal for many reasons.
"They are clear to see," he said, referring to the low visibility of motorcycles. "They are intended for race tracks, private property and may be parking lots if you have permission," said Burrows. "But they do not have to be on the road.
Source: Toronto Sun
Bike lanes: a whole lot of glass, a little humanity, 51 bucks and a couple ...
02.03.10
I wasn't the only one caught without a make up kit and waiting for the No. 9 at a nearby bus stop on Northeast Weidler Terrace. During the next five minutes, two other riders walked bikes with pancaked tires up to the sidewalk.
The makings of a exasperating commute? Sure. But then I was quickly reminded of how traffic can be one of our species' eager bonding experiences.
Jay Phelan , an evolutionary biologist at UCLA, the minute moments of humanity, or "reciprocal altruism," in traffic go a long way in serving us remember that we are all part of the same tribe trying to get get to work and get home with our bodies and rationality intact.
A passing bicyclist stopped and offered up his patch kit. Another said she would call 503-823-Securely to report the glass. I tweeted a photo of the glass-strewn bike lane to on guard other cyclists (I still think the city's fancy new iPhone reporting app should have a "Bike Lane" head).
One cyclist patched and pumped up his tube
Source: OregonLive.com (blog)