Moncton: Shediac Road accident between cyclist and vehicle

Clip from Radio-Canada's Téléjournal supper-hour newscast from July 7, 2011, showing an accident between a cyclist and a vehicle on Shediac Road in Moncton. These bike lanes are dangerous and give cyclists a false sense of security. There has been no education on how to use the new traffic patterns for cyclists or motorists.

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[urbanredneckzombie]

@markseifjr even though the driver wasn't looking ... bicyclist are suppose to travel with the flow of traffic.

[viciouscanadianvixen]

@markseifjr ...you are dead wrong! cyclists are supposed to go WITH the flow of traffic, not against it. the cyclist was clearly on the WRONG side of the road-plus he's not even wearing a helmet.

[nihilmxl]

@urbanredneckzombie actually i though it was right the opposite, that bicyclist should always travel in the oposite direction, so you can actually look where the cars are coming from, and if you've ever ride a bicycle you'll feel it alot more natural, as you will feel safer then having cars always behind you (couse when you're trying to turn left following the flow, you need to turn your head more then 120 degrees), but yeah, the law says follow the flow

[viciouscanadianvixen]

@markseifjr ...cyclist still have to follow the same rules as motorists-the cyclist was still going against traffic. how do you know the driver didn't look up the sidewalk for a pedestrian and missed the fucktard that wasn't supposed to be where he was? but no-it's always the driver's fault when people jaywalk and don't follow basic rules of the road that each person must know to get their beginners (fuck i learned about basic bicycle safety when i was 10!)

[viciouscanadianvixen]

@116Leonard ...are you on crack? if cyclists are hit by a vehicle, 80% of the time they land on their head! that's like saying "what does not wearing a seat belt have to do with it?" the cyclist was still on the wrong side of the road so i don't get what point you are trying to make...

[Seqoiabaldy]

A great example of why cyclists need to travel with the flow of traffic. That said, In the end, it was an "accident".

[PookiesBabydoll]

@1991gunit lol ur excused.hehe

[1991gunit]

@PookiesBabydoll Lol to be honest I donno what I wrote, I was drunk and my brother showed me this video

[PookiesBabydoll]

@1991gunit awwww i cant tell u how sad it makes me to hear u say that...oh wait,it didnt.

[116Leonard]

@viciouscanadianvixen what does wearing a helmit have to do with getting hit by a vehicle

[116Leonard]

@ytppotvin good luck with that



[1991gunit]

@PookiesBabydoll And you're an idiot