Bike Lane Monitor: Sep 9 2000

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

College St.: Lippincott St. to Bathurst St. North Side
Sep 30 2000 - 13:00 to 14:00

Summary:

Q: How many seconds can you stop in this location before a cyclist is endangered?
A: 58

The duration of the monitor session was 1 hour (3600 seconds).
Total vehicles observed in bike lane: 8
Number of cyclists were forced into mixed traffic lane or onto sidewalk because of illegally parked/stopped vehicles: 48
Bike Lane Violation Rate ((Total Duration of Bike Lane Violations/Duration of Monitor Session)/100): 77%
Average infraction duration = 347 seconds

Comments	Duration(Seconds)	Bikes Passing	Seconds per bike
Gold Nissan	290	5	58
Kas-Kade truck reversing into cyclists	15	1	15
Making U turn	14	0	14
black SUV	1730	25	69
Green stationwagon	333	12	27
Beck taxi drop	37	2	18
black Accord (bank)	242	1	242
white sedan	115	2	57
TOTALS	2776	48	58