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(CANADA) Cyclist dies after being hit by SUV in Kitchener Monday night (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 9 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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For those who don't know that area, there are multi-use paths (north and south side) separated from the road on Victoria St, where this cyclist was hit.

For a car to hit someone, they would need to be turning in or out of the business entrances without stopping/looking, which would mean they were at fault 100%.

No charges have been laid, but hopefully this will change.

Far too many cyclists being killed in Ontario. When are we going to take things seriously?

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago

I think it's a great illustration that no matter how "safe" you make it for cyclists, it will never be safe with motorists wielding multi-ton vehicles nearby.

We just had another cyclist in their 60s die at the hands of a driver the other day in Scarborough. Terrible tragedy for the families of these victims.