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Old October 29th 16, 01:13 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Andrew Chaplin
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Default Cycling infrastructure in Ottawa

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...-hit-1.3821298

I have ridden it three times: twice south and once north. I won't bother
with it again, even if it is the shortest route between my office and the
pub beside my LBS. There are too many slow people headed south and too many
stops. Northbound, the lights are very poorly timed and it is hard to hit
two greens in a row. I'd rather detour and conserve my momentum.

Follow-up: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oconnor-bike-lane-
collision-jacket-1.3826114
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Old October 29th 16, 09:04 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
W. Wesley Groleau
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Default Cycling infrastructure in Ottawa

On 10-29-2016 07:13, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...-hit-1.3821298

I have ridden it three times: twice south and once north. I won't bother
with it again, even if it is the shortest route between my office and the


TORONTO has some really nice MUPs, but in July 2015, I had to carry the
bike up a LONG staircase to cross the river on a major street. On the
bridge a policemen stopped to lecture me that I shold be on the MUP
instead of such a dangerous street. :-)

Also, I saw a bicycle-mounted policeman on another major street staring
at a cellphone and thumbing away on it in defiance of the ordinance
prohibiting "any activity which prevents having both hands on the
handlebars at all times."

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