Comment 106675

By Whitlock (registered) | Posted December 07, 2014 at 09:13:54 in reply to Comment 106636

Ryan's comment about the dangers in other modes of transportation is right on the money. I gave up the bicycle in the late 1990s because it was simply too dangerous to mix with traffic. I enjoy long walks along city streets especially in the downtown where there is so much to see. However, as Ryan points out, on one walk I had two crap in your drawers close calls. Both were at signalized intersections where I was crossing with the pedestrian signal and both times, a van and a SUV were turning left and narrowly missed me. Both stopped in time but the SUV was within 6" before the idiot finally stopped. So I ALWAYs cross a signalized intersection from the right sidewalk so I face the traffic trying to turn left.
And all you avid cyclists, stay off the sidewalk! Especially the long stretch on east side of Upper Ottawa between Limeridge and Stonechurch. It is great, quiet PEDESTRIAN path. And it is where I got a great picture yesterday of a Red Tailed Hawk.

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