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?
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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.