I feel for the cyclists for her injuries & wish her a speedy recovery, but it is good to see that she is getting charged. Far too many times have I seen cyclists riding in the lanes of traffic, even in the inside & left turn lanes of the bypass. Weather or not it’s legal for them ride there, the simple matter is that in the event of an collision they are the ones that going to lose.

This doesn’t really make sense unless she was riding against the direction of traffic. But there are few people stupid enough to do that on Victoria. Not enough details here.

When you are on a bike you obey the rules of the road period. Do use hand signals stops at stop signs obey traffic lights and never assume the drivers can see you. No riding against traffic, no riding on sidewalks and get off and walk not ride the crosswalk.

When people are on bikes they think they are pedestrians, we’ll your not.

Cyclists must obey the rules of the road, as must all vehicles. Grimfau, I ride on the left lane when I am making a left turn. I also ride in the right lane on streets where there are many parked cars and I ride far enough in the lane to not get hit by an opening door in the parking lane. Where else would you suggest I ride?

I am not happy someone got hurt and would much rather they didn ‘t but it’s about time some charges get laid againsts some of the cyclists. Not sayin all are bad but there are a lot who think they own the road. Unfortunately the good ones get a bad image from the bad ones. Maybe next they will crack down on the wheelchairs?

A bicycle is considered a mode of transportation and therefore it is subject to all the same fines and and charges as a person driving a vehicle.

I’m not saying all cyclists are the root of the issue, but for every one that ride properly, there a two or more that a careless. Several times I have seen near accidents that were caused by cyclists darting across traffic, or assuming they have the right away. As to the left turn lane, everyone sees how people drive in this city. Would you risk getting hit crossing into the turn lane, them back across to the far right lane, just to avoid having to push a signal button. All automobiles are required to have proper lighting & insurance, same should be true of cyclists.

Grim: “I’m not saying all cyclists are the root of the issue, but for every one that ride properly, there a two or more that a careless. “

That is my observation as well. Another disturbing thing I’ve seen a couple times is people texting while riding. I could hardly believe my eyes!

If a cyclist wants to ride in the lanes with traffic shouldn’t they have to pay insurance and display a license plate to be there?

I saw a wonderful display of bike riding at the traffic circle on Thursday. A cyclist came down the hill from the hart in the wrong direction, cut off a SUV entering the circle from pulp mill side..then cut in front of a car coming off the bridge so he could ride on the sidewalk. Perfect example of a cyclist that gives so many a bad name.. And the super start wasnt wearing a helmet..

If you are reading this cyclist Dude.. Wisen up or you will not last the summer.. Obey the laws please.

It is just a selfish world today!

Cyclists are like any other demographic of people. Most are good and some will mess it up for everyone else. The one that got the fine is lucky she didn’t end up seriously hurt.

Actually, it sounds like the person making the left hand turn was at fault. You have right of way when going with traffic north on Victoria, be it on a bike or driving a car, and the person in opposing traffic has to wait until it is safe to make a left hand turn. A bike can stop a lot faster than a car, so it doesn’t seem likely that the cyclist would have t-boned a vehicle that has already initiated their turn. It is more likely that the vehicle did not see the cyclist and cut them off when making their left hand turn off Victoria onto 10th across traffic. Cyclists can be difficult to see. As to saying that some cyclists don’t follow the rules of the road, and give a bad rep to other cyclists, I would agree. However, we all know this goes for drivers as well. In this case I don’t see how this cyclist gives a bad rep to other cyclists since it’s more likely they were cut off. Any cyclists, and drivers, who aren’t familiar with cycling rules and general etiquette should familiarize themselves with this great manual, ” http://www.bikesense.bc.ca/Bike_Sense-Nov05.pdf ” Hopefully we can all get better at sharing the road

“Actually, it sounds like the person making the left hand turn was at fault.”
I do not think we have enough information to determine that.
It appears that the cyclist will get a ticket. That means that the officer figures she was not riding her bike according to the rules of the road under the MVA.
We know she was riding northbound. We do not know whether she was on the sidewalk or the road. We also do not know whether she was riding against the traffic flow or with it. Both are relatively common infractions of the MVA for cyclists.
We also do not know whether the pick-up driver was driving northbound or southbound. He could have turned left in either case to head east or west.
So, northbound pick-up turns left into 10th , looking to see if southbound lane to the north is clear to cross. It is, and makes the turn. He was not expecting a northbound cyclist riding against the traffic coming from the sidewalk or the “shoulder” of the southbound lane. The cyclist, in turn, was not looking out for what was happening to the right side of her or behind her. She was looking ahead to monitor pedestrians and/or vehicles driving south.

The article states she ran into the pick-up truck. The above described scenario would cause that to happen. The pick-up driver was filtering data into his brain for rules of the road, but excluding possible data such a bicyclists riding against traffic. If that is the case, the truck driver was not driving defensibly.

Yes it “seems_logical” that the cyclist would be given a ticket for being cut off ;)

I see more cyclists breaking the rules of the road on a percentage basis then vehicles.. When’s the last time you saw a bike rider being pulled over for no helmet? But if a driver doesn’t have a seatbelt pulled over immediately. How about some fairness out there ?

To many cyclists choosing to follow what ever rules of the road fit their requirements at any particular moment. If it works best for them to be a pedestrian then they play like a pedestrian. Pedestrian controlled crosswalks are a good example. Play the part of a pedestrian, push the button, stop the traffic and ride your bike through the crosswalk.