Former-Victoria councillor Stephen Andrew is partially blaming the design of a city bike lane for his husband being injured while riding a bike on Tuesday (Jan. 9) morning.
And itB次元官网网址檚 a bike lane design that he says he warned city staff about while he was on council.
Andrew posted a message on X (formerly Twitter) Tuesday saying his husband Danny had been hit by the driver of a car at Government Street and Pembroke Street.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e feared this for months,B次元官网网址� Andrew posted, adding that his husband suffered bruising from the crash, which led to the police and paramedics being called out.
Andrew posted that his husband was riding his bike south on Government when a driver heading in the same direction turned right onto Pembroke, hitting the cyclist.
B次元官网网址淐learly the driver didnB次元官网网址檛 shoulder check or yield,B次元官网网址� posted Andrew, who said that these incidents will happen again due to the design of the bike lane.
B次元官网网址淲hen the city built this bike lane I was on council and I warned the @CityOfVictoria traffic department several times,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭here was an issue with design B次元官网网址� specifically sight lines. Danny previously experienced close calls. Clearly, the city traffic engineers ignored my concern. The cars parked along the bike lane block vision. ItB次元官网网址檚 why (itB次元官网网址檚) B次元官网网址� so important for drivers to be extra careful.
B次元官网网址淏ut design plays a major role here. To prevent further issues, I recommended the city place a mirror on the corner, or some device to warn motorists and have a better view when a bike is coming. I was ignored, paid lip service and the city went on about its business.B次元官网网址�
IB次元官网网址檝e feared this for months - my husband was hit by a car this morning on his bike.
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Police and paramedics attended. Apparently the driver got a ticket.
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Andrew says this is not an anti-bike lane position.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 trying to get the city to wake up and acknowledge it has some serious design flaws in some bike lanes,B次元官网网址� he says. B次元官网网址淭here is an inconsistency across the city.
Some issues, he says, are B次元官网网址渕otorists no turns on red lights,B次元官网网址� others are B次元官网网址渕otorists yield on red lights,B次元官网网址� and some lights are B次元官网网址渕otorists turn before cyclists proceedB次元官网网址� while most are B次元官网网址渃yclists proceed before motorists turn.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 ridiculous,B次元官网网址� he said, adding the city is now on notice to fix the bike lane.
B次元官网网址淟etB次元官网网址檚 pray egos are swallowed and the design is fixed before a tragedy occurs.B次元官网网址�
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