Today, Bike Calgary joined the Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards (C.R.A.S.H) and provincial road safety partners in urging the Chief Medical Examiner of Alberta to investigate the disproportionate risks posed by large pick-ups and SUVs to cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, and recommend measures to improve safety.
View the news release here.
Media coverage
Read the latest local coverage of the coalition’s call for action:
Good day!! -I am an avid biker -I also drive -pedestrian/biker/scooter education is a large part of the problem -people with headphones/ear buds/focused on phone cross without looking if it is safe to do so (they have the right of way), really? -I taught my daughter to look both ways and make eye contact prior to crossing -and the crossing signals are backwards, the walk light should have the count down timer, when turns to don’t walk (red hand), that means ‘don’t walk’, period -too many rush to make it through don’t walk light which causes issues for drivers/traffic flow -e scooters: no helmet, on side walk, doubling, BIG fine!! (perhaps that will make them think) -and last, for sure, more enforcement/consequence related to distracted driving, NO using phones, (talking/texting), eating, makeup, etc.