tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post4336277202469825764..comments2023-12-20T10:44:37.768-08:00Comments on The Incidental Cyclist: Road hazardsKate (and Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-87431799852637470742010-05-24T10:50:15.884-07:002010-05-24T10:50:15.884-07:00Yeah, a friend of mine commented that in Montreal,...Yeah, a friend of mine commented that in Montreal, where she lives, the wheelchairs frequently have to be in the street because the sidewalks are impassable. (In this case, though, there was a wide, broad, navigable sidewalk right next to the road - Heron is definitely not a cluttered downtown street - and there was another guy in a wheelchair motoring along on the sidewalk beside him.) Granted, this guy may have gotten onto the street and not been able to get over the curb, and might have been heading upstream to try and find a spot where he could get back on the sidewalk. Which I can imagine could be kinda scary.Kate (and Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-33857578833076783512010-05-23T08:32:12.180-07:002010-05-23T08:32:12.180-07:00Wheelchairs are like pedestrians, except if there ...Wheelchairs are like pedestrians, except if there isn't a way to get onto the sidewalk, they have to use the road (which is not uncommon if you've ever had to use one).<br /><br />Search for "wheelchair" at the HTA <a href="http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a> (though it doesn't give much). <br /><br />Good idea about the bike lane/pocket.Centretownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798054152996264061noreply@blogger.com