Tag Archives: Montreal

Montreal sidepath protects?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by jsallen

A classic right-hook collision occurred on August 26, 2015 in Montreal, where the cyclist was riding on a sidepath. Here’s a news report on the crash. As I’ve said repeatedly, sidepaths do not prevent crossing and turning collisions. The sidepath … Continue reading →

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Berri at Cherrier, Montreal

Posted on May 25, 2014 by jsallen

If the video doesn’t display on thsi page, go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldfittipaldi/12545487493/ Gerald Fittipaldi, who is on an e-mail list with me, has posted a video on Flickr of cyclists traveling through an intersection where a two-way bikeway turns from one … Continue reading →

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Police repression of cyclists in Montreal

Posted on July 30, 2013 by jsallen

Letter from a friend in Montreal — Hadn’t heard from you in a while John, and was noticing too no recent updates on your blog. I see now a recent one, so am sending this along. Hope you were having … Continue reading →

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Fatality on Montreal cycle track

Posted on August 10, 2012 by jsallen

As reported in a Montreal Gazette article, a Montreal cyclist was killed on July 24, 2012 when traveling in a two-way cycle track at the location shown in the Google Street View image below. The cyclist entered the intersection from … Continue reading →

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A Second Look at the Boulevard de Maisonneuve

Posted on September 7, 2011 by jsallen

The Boulevard de Maisonneuve, an east-west arterial street in Montréal and Westmount, Québec, Canada, is one-way westbound and has a two-way, one-side of the street barrier-separated bikeway on its south side. The bikeway replaced a lane used variously for parking … Continue reading →

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18 mph Speed Limit: European? Sensible? Read On.

Posted on March 19, 2011 by jsallen

In two consecutive issues of the estimable Southwest Cycling News (print) publication, I have seen the picture here. Editor Fred Meredith shot the photo of the sign on a bicycle boulevard — a low-traffic, residential street configured as a through … Continue reading →

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