Three cyclists misplaced their lives between the months of September to November after being struck on Montreal roads.
Most just lately, a 66-year-old man died from his accidents after he was struck by a dump truck whereas biking on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal’s Villeray neighbourhood on Tuesday afternoon.
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In October, a 52-year-old girl was hit by a automobile whereas crossing the intersection of Saint-Pierre Avenue and Notre-Dame Road in Lachine.
Lastly, a truck fatally hit a 31-year-old man in late September on Parc Avenue.
In complete, in response to Montreal police, there have been 23 lethal collisions on Montreal streets, 5 of which have been cyclists.
That just about matches 2013 statistics, when there have been six lethal collisions involving cyclists and autos. And it’s a dramatic leap from 2020, which had just one biking demise.
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On Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal’s Villeray neighbourhood, cyclists say they keep away from driving on the busy avenue.
An avid biker, Louis Fauchard, says he’s shocked to listen to concerning the tragedy — particularly with it being so near his dwelling.
“You hear about accidents on Papineau avenue and contemplate it harmful however not right here,” Fauchard mentioned.
“However it’s an space I’d not contemplate driving on due to the busy visitors.”
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In keeping with preliminary info gathered by police, each the truck and the bike owner have been heading south on Saint-Laurent when the truck driver tried a right-hand flip onto de Liège Road, hitting the bike owner.
It’s a lethal maneuver that’s all too frequent, in response to Magali Bebronne, director of packages with Velo Quebec.
She cited an SAAQ statistic exhibiting that 47 per cent of biking deaths in Montreal since 2011 concerned a heavy truck.
“It’s stunning in fact, nevertheless it’s predictable, and it’s a situation that we now have seen repeatedly,” Bebronne mentioned.
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Vélo Québec is asking on the provincial and federal transport ministries to limit heavy truck visitors in sure city areas for the protection of residents.
Additionally they need to see vehicles modernized to have extra security options.
“We see that European vehicles have such higher imaginative and prescient requirements. They’ve flat noses and detection mechanisms,” Bebronne mentioned. “Why is it this may be achieved in Europe and never right here?”
Investments in biking infrastructure on a variety of closely travelled streets have been seen by Vélo Québec, prompting celebration. But Bebronne says extra must be achieved as a result of lives are at stake.
“These biking infrastructure (measures) save lives and we want them on each main artery,” Bebronne says. “We’d like them on Papineau, on Parc Avenue and Saint-Laurents. Extra must be achieved.”
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