Kaydence Bourque, 16, was about 30 metres from his Merriman Drive home in Saanich when he was hit by a vehicle at 9:45 p.m. in a marked and lighted crosswalk on Cedar Hill Cross Road.
A commentary by a resident of Fairfield. Re: “Losing Richardson means more safety,” letter, Oct. 12. How nice that he finds Richardson Street safer for kids, families and seniors. How nice . . .
Map of proposed bikeway on Richardson Street in Victoria.
A cyclist rides on Richardson Street. The bikeway planned for the street has generated vocal opposition, with a flurry of letters to the editor, a petition and an organized social-media presence called Rethink Richardson lobbying city council to revise the design. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST Victoria council has opted to continue with an approved plan for a bikeway project on Richardson Street in a 6-3 vote that rejected a motion to delay for further consultation. Under the plan, the physical road will remain mostly the same, with added on-street parking in some areas that will narrow the road, and five traffic diversions that will prevent through-traffic for motor vehicles. Cyclists, who are normally required to ride as close to the right as possible, will share the road with motorists, who can pass a cyclist by pulling around on the cyclist’s left, as they would on any local street.
A third-party study on widening the trails identified the increasing use of electric bikes as one of several key issues for trail users. “The introduction of electric bicycles in recent years has created challenges when mixed with other, non-power assisted trail users primarily due to the speeds that e-bikes can achieve. E-bikes are also generally larger and heavier than conventional bicycles, increasing the damage/injury that may occur in case of collision,” the report says. Bill Fry, owner of Trek Bicycle Store, said electric bikes have been rapidly growing in popularity over the past three years. Many of the people getting on e-bikes are new to cycling or haven’t been a regular biker for a while, he said, which can lead to issues if someone takes the bike to its maximum speed, which is capped at 32 kilometres per hour. That’s a speed Fry can reach on his road bike, but he has years of experience.
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