Bike Lane Monitor: Sep 9 2000

ARC Bike Lane Monitor
Toronto cyclists standing together.
legal defence, direct action, lobbying, education

College St.: University Ave. to Huron St.
Sep 9 2000 - 13:00 to 14:00

Q: How many seconds can you stop in this location before a cyclist is endangered?
A: 54

The duration of the monitor session was 1 hour (3600 seconds).
Total vehicles observed in bike lane: 27
Number of cyclists were forced into mixed traffic lane or onto sidewalk because of illegally parked/stopped vehicles: 96
Bike Lane Violation Rate ((Total Duration of Bike Lane Violations/Duration of Monitor Session)x100): 145%
Average infraction duration = 193 seconds

Comments	Duration(Seconds)	Bikes Passing	Seconds per bike
KISSFM & Pizza Pizza Hummer (there when I started)	890	17	52
black car, tinted windows with driver: livery	1405	21	66
taxi, but no pickup	30	2	15
red car, fast drop off	30	0	30
red car	185	3	61
same red car, new loc.	75	2	37
small black car	40	2	20
bell emerg. (half sidewalk)	135	3	45
taxi drop off	30	1	30
black car	290	3	96
delivery truck (Olympia bakery)	290	3	96
red wagon	120	2	60
Krispie	129	2	64
cab	5	1	5
black pickup	47	1	47
driving	5	1	5
cab illegal	27	0	27
blue	48	1	48
wh. van	10	0	10
drop	21	0	21
Silverstein bread van	386	13	29
grey (driving)	170	3	56
	22	1	22
drop	16	0	16
Bell half on sidewalk	140	2	70
taxi drop, then moves in to car lane for pickup	16	0	16
deliv. van Blue/white	641	12	53
TOTALS	5203	96	54