Bike Lane Monitor 3: April 17 '99

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

College St.: Bathurst to Lippincott (South Side)
April 17, 14:30-15:30 PM

Q: How many seconds can you stop in this location before a cyclist is endangered?
A: 65

Number of Royal Bank customers (marked "Bank") stopped in the bike lane instead of using the parking spot one car-length away: 11

The duration of the monitor session was 1 hour (3600 seconds).
Total vehicles observed in bike lane: 22
Number of cyclists forced into mixed traffic lane or onto sidewalk by illegally parked vehicles: 53
Total infraction time: Combined duration of illegal parking, stopping and even DRIVING in the bike lane was 3443 seconds.
Average infraction duration = 157 seconds
Bike Lane Violation Rate ((Total Duration of Bike Lane Violation/Duration of Monitor Session)/100): 96%

Comments	Duration (Seconds)	Bikes Passing	Seconds per bike
Van (Bank)	90	1	90
Sedan (Bank)	30	0	0
Sedan (Bank)	38	2	19
Red Honda (Bank)	30	0	0
Silver	75	0	0
Blue sedan (Bank)	225	1	225
Black Sedan (Bank)	240	4	60
Cab pick up	15	0	0
Gold sedan (errand)	122	4	31
Bell truck - no cones	193	2	97
Red Jeep (Bank)	124	2	62
White (Bank)	100	2	50
White VW (Stopped beside emply parking spot!)	187	5	37
Jeep	171	2	86
White (Bank)	225	3	75
White convertible (Bank)	197	2	99
Honda (Bank)	200	6	33
Grey sedan	600	8	75
Cab pick up	15	1	15
Grey sedan (stop to let kid barf)	203	0	0
Black sports car (facing oncoming traffic!)	63	2	32
White	300	6	50
TOTAL	3443	53	65