Some vehicles I saw

[james_davis_nicoll]

I saw someone turning left from River to Holborn in a car with the steering wheel on the right side. Driver was having a heck of a time seeing if there was oncoming traffic.

Also, for bad bicyclist of the week: dressed in dark clothes, no lights, reflectors or helmet, on the wrong side of the road, moving at high speed and the detail that won him the prize, mp3 player and headphones, volume loud enough I could hear the music across Queen St.

Comments

[liabrown]

I once saw a cyclist on University Avenue (in Toronto; a very busy street) with no helmet, not holding onto the handlebars, and texting. I think he may have been wearing flip-flops too, but don't quite remember.

For what it's worth, the fatal bike accident I witnessed the immediate aftermath of was also on University Avenue in Toronto. Guy got doored by a car, fell into traffic, and a bus ran over him. He wasn't wearing a helmet either, but it probably wouldn't have saved him.

(I also witnessed a serious bike accident at the intersection of Broadview and Dundas, but never heard what happened to the guy. He wasn't wearing a helmet either and landed headfirst into the road...there was blood everywhere, it was awful. For these reasons I always wear a helmet and am very cautious about where I bike).