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There were many warnings about the safety of an intersection where an 18-year-old cyclist was fatally struck by a dump truck Wednesday evening, a Toronto lawyer says.
TORONTO -- Days after dozens of cyclists were ticketed in Toronto's High Park for speeding and running stop signs, it appears the rule breaking continues, leading some to question whether the problem is with the cyclists or the rules themselves. Not a single cyclist stopped at stop signs at a High Park intersection as CTV News Toronto watched for an hour -- from lycra-clad racers to families out for an afternoon ride. Young people, older people, people with and without helmets, and even one person doing a wheelie through the stop sign. One person stopped near a sign, but that appeared ...
This group of cyclists in Toronto delivers groceries and food to those in need Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. David Shellnutt knew just who to recruit when he was looking to help those most vulnerable people during the initial outbreak of the pandemic in March. "It was becoming clear that the city was going to be locked down, and that people, especially seniors, people with immunodeficiencies, and other vulnerable folks were going to be pretty much isolated," Shellnutt told blogTO. "I knew that cycli...