I thought in Toronto the criteria was rider age. Under 14 you're OK on the sidewalk.
Is this a confusion in ages or a second event?
A 10-year-old girl is in hospital after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Brampton.
www.cp24.com
It's hard to tell if the 12 YO girl looked or if things happened so fast there was no correction time.
In my case I still have both legs because I reacted to a suspicious situation and braked appropriately. A high performance car would be deadly as the cyclist's reaction time could be less than a second. It's sad that when out for a pleasure drive, ride or walk one must look at everything within sight and enter in a risk rating.
Several years ago, coming home from the resort via Hockley Road, I was a little over the limit and spotted an OPP cruiser going the other way. He spotted me as well and lit up his lights and pulled a U-turn behind me. As soon as I saw his lights in my mirrors, I pulled over and stopped. I had already dismounted and removed my helmet by the time he pulled up. We had a nice chat about golf, the local area, how long I've lived in Orangeville and then he told me to watch my speed in this area because they had received so many complaints. The next few times I rode through Hockley Valley I saw the same officer and waved to him.
