Regular cyclist says she sometimes feels nervous on the region’s multi-use trails because of the speeds of some e-bikes, electric unicycles and scooters
An incident this week where a pedestrian was hit by an e-bike on the Galloping Goose Trail is a reminder of the dangers of increasingly crowded multi-use trails, where some people travel at high speeds, says a cyclist.
Some of the bikes she’s seen appear to not require any pedalling to allow them to reach high speeds, and she questions whether those types of vehicles belong on the trails. Low said she averages about 20 kilometres an hour, and probably ranges from about 10 to 30 kilometres per hour if she’s going up or downhill. She said she is often passed by people who seem to be moving significantly faster, many of whom give no warning before passing her closely.
But she’d like to see more education around trail etiquette, or a speed radar sign to remind people to watch their speeds on the busiest parts of the trails. “Maybe the question is more like, ‘Well, why are we giving cars all the safe space and forcing us onto this little side?’ When maybe if there were more bike lanes on the roads — separated bike lanes — then that would kind of give more room for pedestrians to have that space,” she said.
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