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10:55

Globe and Mail - We will be starting momentarily.

10:59

Terry Weber, G&M - Hi everyone. Thanks for joining us today. With us we have Matthew Blackett, publisher of Spacing Magazine, and David Topping, editor-in-chief of Torontoist.

11:00

Terry Weber, G&M - Thank you both for joining us today. I'll start with my own question. I used to ride my bike to work every day but a couple years ago stopped because I felt it was too risky. What advice to you have for people who want to use their bikes as transit?

11:03

David Topping - I'd say the best thing you can do is stake out safe routes to get where you need to go. When I used to bike from the west end to downtown, I'd take Dupont rather than Bloor, even though Bloor was a more direct route.

11:04

[Comment From Tom ]
Do we really need a seperate inforstructure to keep cyclist safe?

11:04

Matthew Blackett - First off, find safe routes to work. Try to use bike lanes as much as possible and if you can, use side streets,

11:05

Matthew Blackett - Tom: I don't think so. Painted lines go a long way. But any kind of infrastructure that can reduce the risk of collisions between cyclists and motorists is more than ideal. Copenhagen has a vast array of different bike lanes that demonstrates you can have multiple forms of bik infrastructure

11:06

[Comment From james ]
Will this be the wake up call all cyclists have been waiting for?

11:07

[Comment From Jerry Schulman ]
I don't see bikes ever obeying stop signs. Do you?

11:07

Matthew Blackett - One event won't change much. I think both cyclists and drivers need to show each much more respect. But like Blatchford's column yesterday, cyclists will always end up on the losing side of a battle with a car. So the onus is on both vehicles, but drivers have to realize how m uch of a power balance they have

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