Does anyone have the Highway Act highlighting the cycling sections as it pertains to riding in Toronto?
At least one car of law enforcement officers isn't enjoying Bike Month™ hassled me for a half hour on the way to work this morning for passing a car on the left in the curb lane. He had to pull out from the curb and into oncoming on King/Jarvis and then block King going west to do this...until he moved up Jarvis a bit. After incorrectly telling me how far to the right I was supposed to be, ( I am allowed to take the lane) ,he then when on to tell me how many points he could have removed from my drivers' license. At that point I told him , ah, no Sir, you can't because I'm not driving. It's been appealed and judged on... It's on the books Sir, because it's unjust punishment because not all cyclists have dl's. Anybody have a document handy? We should all ride with a print out , and hand it to these guys when pulled over for nothing other than passing them in traffic. His main issue was that I should have stopped behind the car that was too far over to the right. Oh yea and I going to kill the woman crossing King at Jarvis, as I came to a stop with my front wheel over the stop line.
Threading.. what's the official ruling on that one? He kept trotting out motorcycles as an example... to which I kept replying I am not a motor vehicle..Sir.... and possibly we could both use a re-read of the traffic code.
So look out... he was asking about two brakes as well. Two white males in the car, youngish. Driver and instigator was bald...really likes his power. Passenger ...dark hair, shades and pretty chill, he said to have a nice day. He grinned a couple little hidden grins at my reasonably informed answers, especially when I mosdef wasn't taking his partners points talk.
So... watch out, out there. Bike Month.... YAY. Can't wait for this to be over, although I think this might be the thing that gets me out there.... even if just to inform folks , on and off bikes, what's what.
http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/.. Found some... Highway Traffic Act PDF link on the right. Now to go get the whole of the Act.