We received an email yesterday from the mother of an injured cyclist, letting us know that her son had been hit by a bus while riding his bike on Sarnia Road. She told us the following:
On Monday, Oct.3 around noon her son, a Western student, was biking to school on Sarnia Road. He was riding on the mostly empty sidewalk, but as he got closer to the school there were a lot of pedestrians, so he merged onto the road.
He rode very close to the curb, and then was hit by a bus. He was clipped by the mirror, and ended up with a broken arm. The bus driver, emerging from the bus, asked him why he wasn't riding on the sidewalk; the student told him to call for help.
There is a painted bike lane on Sarnia Road, but it ends halfway between Wonderland and Western Road. The City is looking at extending the bike lane here, but construction is not planned until 2025.
In the meantime, cyclists are between a rock and a hard place — ride illegally on the sidewalk, or take the lane? What would you do? #ldnont #bikeldnont #safestreets #visionzero @CityofLdnOnt @WATS_UWO
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