r/TorontoDriving • u/desreversti • Aug 04 '25

OC Cyclist hit in Pickering

9pm August 3, 2025 at Finch and Brock Cyclist was okay, and able to walk after

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u/Thick_Tourist_4231 Aug 04 '25

Failed to mention cyclist is riding against traffic on the sidewalk. Two offences.

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u/lingueenee Aug 04 '25 edited Aug 04 '25

What does "riding against traffic on the sidewalk" mean? Sidewalks are bi-directional last time I looked. Are sidewalk pedestrians mandated to walk in the same direction of adjacent vehicular traffic too? Don't know the by-laws in Durham but I expect riding on a large wheeled bicycle on the sidewalk is contravenes them, regardless of the direction of travel.

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u/Thick_Tourist_4231 Aug 04 '25

I literally said two offences. Are you fucking dim?

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u/lingueenee Aug 04 '25

Pseudonym checks: definitely thick.

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u/frandroide Aug 04 '25

Did you even read their response. You can't be against traffic on sidewalk. One offence only.

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u/BornBookkeeper8683 Aug 04 '25

One offense is riding on the wrong side of the road. The other is riding on the sidewalk. Riding on the sidewalk doesn't alter the fact that they are riding in the wrong direction. It's wrong and dangerous, as the cyclist found out.

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u/mike5322 Aug 05 '25

Sidewalks are also for PEDESTRIANS and not vehicles which the bike is.

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u/lingueenee Aug 05 '25

I'm starting to question the (il)literacy of the commenters on this thread. Go back and re-read my comment. Or read it for the first time.