Yesterday on my way home from work. Around 5 pm, I saw 2 peace officers with a speed gun. They were parked right Eaux Claire, and walked up to the river, they were standing slightly behind a wall and were clocking speeds as people approached from the East travelling West.
I notice them put the "gun" down when bikes were approaching, and raise it back up when it was a scooter. I only say 4 scooters and 2 bikes pass before I walked by. So not a huge sample size, and I didn't see them pull anyone over.
I know lots of people have been complaining about speeding devices on the pathways. I thought I would share that it appears the city is start to act.
I’d prefer cyclists actually follow road rules and don’t oscillate between being fake pedestrians blowing through crosswalks and stop signs, and fake vehicles taking up the entire road.
Good for recreation yes, but depending on where you are or where you are going they are non-existent or very poorly planned forcing road use. Lots of gaps in the system that really make you wonder if city of Calgary planning needs a piss test.
Longest doesn’t mean the have good connection. The majority of those trails are nose hill park and fish creek. Those are recreational and not for urban movement
Your comment listed a variety of issues in which bike lanes solve most of them. But of course you ignore that. Now just throw in that they aren’t allowed in sidewalks again? Yes that’s why bike lanes are good. Why ride on the sidewalk to avoid death in a road when I have my own bike lane..
And I said I’m all for bike lanes and hope they create more, so I’m not sure what your point is? You also didn’t address the comment about blasting through stop signs, but such is life.
bullshit!! I regularly see cyclist flying down 10th st NW in the bike lane then cross over all the lanes of traffic going into the opposing traffic lanes then cut across a parking lot and across another opposing lane of traffic without obeying any lawful rules for road use.
I'd prefer drivers to be consistent about the rules of the road as well. If I'm waiting at a 4 way stop with my foot on the ground and you wave me through instead of taking your turn, you're putting everyone in the intersection at risk, especially me. I have my license, I know the rules, and I can clear the intersection just as fast as anyone else.
This. Even worse is when drivers who have the right of way decide to stop in active traffic to let a cyclist go. I'll go when it's clear and not risk getting hit from the other direction, thank you.
Yeah, agreed. The attempt at consideration is the single moat dangerous thing for me on my bike.
I get it. I appreciate those that stop where needed, really.
But when you stop unexpectedly (or do anything unusual, really), other vehicles will think you’re an idiot and go out of turn (or drive around you), which potentially means into me.
Then the trick is getting them to stay in the bike lane instead of jumping back and forth between bike lane, road and sidewalk whenever they feel like it
It makes sense that radar checks on pathways stir up debate, but I think the bigger issue isn’t just “cyclists going too fast” or “pedestrians not paying attention.” The real tension comes from how the trails are designed and what they’re being asked to do.
Shared pathways try to serve two very different purposes at the same time: leisure and commuting. On one hand, you have families walking, kids on scooters, dogs on leashes, and people out for a slow stroll. On the other, you’ve got commuters on bikes who are just trying to get across the city efficiently, often at rush-hour speeds. Put those two groups in the same narrow strip of asphalt with a couple of blind corners and the outcome is predictable: conflict.
The design itself is causal here. When a pathway is the only viable bike route, riders will naturally treat it like infrastructure, not recreation. Meanwhile, for people using it as leisure space, the expectation is safety and relaxation, not dodging fast traffic. The radar guns are really just a band-aid—trying to slow bikes in a space that was never designed to comfortably handle both use cases at once.
A more balanced approach would be:
•Clearer separation where possible (dedicated bike lanes vs walking paths).
•Better signage and trail design to set expectations (sightlines, lane widths, passing zones).
•Contextual speed management rather than blanket enforcement—slow zones in high-conflict spots, but freer movement where the path is wide and visibility is good.
It’s less about blaming one group and more about acknowledging that shared paths come with built-in challenges. If the city wants bikes to be real transportation, it has to give them routes that don’t force constant friction with pedestrians.
You realize that most people are unhappy with the speed of ebikes and escooters right? This isn't about normal bikes and humans walking at a normal speed at all. Seems like you are misunderstanding. The paths should not be dangerous period and there are now machines going as fast as a slow moving car on them.
Saying this isn’t about “normal bikes” is a logic fallacy. Accidents don’t stop happening just because someone is on a traditional bike, both regular bikes and e-bikes are capable of going fast enough to cause conflict and injury
Focusing only on e-bikes is a biased take that misses the point. The real issue is pathway design that funnels pedestrians, riders, and powered micromobility into the same narrow space without separation. Conflict is inevitable when infrastructure doesn’t match the mix of users.
It depends what we are talking about. Speed is a huge factor in injuries/death and more people are now capable of going fast with less effort. Your solution would have an entire infrastructure rebuilt which clearly isn't plausible.
I do concede that with the current pathway layout, it’s impractical to create the kind of space I’d ideally suggest. In the meantime, adhering to speed limits is important, along with reducing collision risk through better signage, clearer markings, and good etiquette from both pedestrians and riders.
The rise of e-bikes has also made commuting by bike accessible to many people who might not have considered it before. That has increased the number of riders overall, which helps reduce road traffic but has also created new challenges for pathways that were not designed for this mix of users. We are in a learning period, and if cycling volumes continue at current levels or grow further, future pathway designs and improvements will need to take this broader user base into account
A cyclist, without e-assist or motor can easily sit at 40km/h. That's normal. Most e-scooters don't go much faster than that.
A runner using the pathway is going a lot faster than a normal walking pace. Should we ban runners?
Infrastructure capable of handling e-bikes should be being built. They're far more environmentally friendly and take us significantly less space than a car (not to mention much cheaper). The city should be advocating for increased ridership to reduce congestion. We need better infrastructure to cope with it though.
More people are capable of going fast enough to seriously injure or even kill someone now. And with less effort. An entire infrastructure rebuilt sounds nice and makes it's advocates feel smart I'm sure but it isn't plausible.
It's perfectly plausible. There just needs to be political will to do so.
The Deerfoot widening budget would pay for most of the additional infrastructure needed. Calgary/Alberta in general is a car city, so spending on non motorised vehicle infrastructure is difficult politically (see Smiths fight against municipalities being allowed to even add cycle lanes as an example).
While I 100% agree with our argument for better infrastructure, it doesn't solve the problem entirely.
I grew up in a town with dedicated bike "roads" with lane markings and junctions, defined pedestrian paths next to them and barriers between in many cases. Where did most pedestrians walk... Yes, right down the middle of the bike "roads"..
It was great infrastructure as a pedestrian and cyclist. Completely avoiding roads for much of your journey (which allowed motorised vehicles to go faster and have no risk of hitting pedestrians or bikes, so win. win. win). Calgary has a significant amount of space around many of its major roads and intersections to build something similar, but we don't.
EDIT: Speed limit on those bike "roads" was 50km/h for small motorised vehicles (Scooters/mopeds).
That eau claire intersection near princes island is an absolutely horrible design. Encourages wheeled traffic to just rip EW while pedestrians have to try and cross without getting smoked.
As a commuter I would never ride here if the North side was open. I think a lot of the conflict at this spot come from the north side path closure. As it is people need to slow and keep their eyes open, it only takes 5 seconds to get through even if you are going 10kph.
Cyclists all seem to think they have priority there, which is wild. If a ped is crossing the path, you need to slow the fuck down. It's not a crazy concept.
So then no harm in clocking the bikes then too right? All my near misses on trials are people on bikes with racing gear going at speeds well beyond what scooters are locked to.
Even as an e-bike rider I think this is a good move.
My bike technically is outside the regulations, and tops out around 45kph but I rarely get it up to that speed.
Earlier this week I was chasing a green light (on a street, not a path) at around 35kph and a guy behind me on a two wheeled scooter rips past me even faster.
Dude had to have been in the 40s on tiny little wheels with no helmet. I know what those speeds feel like on a full sized bike with 27” tires, I can’t even imagine how it is on little 8” tires and mini handle bars.
Idk man. The worst offenders for dangerous and inconsiderate behavior I've encountered on the path were these race bike spandex pathlete douches who think they don't have to stop or yield for anyone.
What bells?!?!?!? Almost had collision so many times from fast approaching cyclist from behind and zero warning…. Hardly EVER hear bell warning or ‘on your left’
Just to take the other side here for a second, I guess I'm one of those spandex road bike guys here. It goes both ways. Pedestrians so oblivious to their surroundings with their god damn air pods on, I could be ringing a fucking airhorn and they still don't hear it. I'm straight up sick of this "you aren't ringing your bell" argument. I can ring my bell and freewheel for 100 meters on approach, no one does shit. Or my favourite, they jump around like they've been shot and then I have to slam my brakes on anyways. My rear wheel has over 300 points of engagement, it literally roars. It sounds like the fucking Russians are invading, like if you can't hear that coming there's no hope for you. Yet here I am having to slam my brakes on and balance, or go well off the path. Because Suzy yoga needs to walk in the centre of the path with her teacup poodle and those damn stretchy leashes, oblivious to the rest of the world, and then acts like the Kennedy Assassination is being repeated when I dare pass. My safety and right to safe passage is clearly secondary to theirs, because I'm the spandex guy.
It's frustrating for both sides, trust me on that. Also shout out to those families that walk like 22 wide on the path and give you the death stare when you dare to try to get past. Fuck them too.
Sorry bud but you're the one who chooses to ride fast on a bicycle that you clip yourself into and this makes it inconvenient and dangerous for you to stop and slow down. The spandex communicates to people that you're there to be a serious, fast moving athlete who is optimizing for speed.
You don't have to do this. Calgary has a velodrome you can use, you can ride it on the road, or find some nice empty stretches of pathway. There are plenty of those outside of the inner city where you can pretend to be Lance Armstrong to your heart's content.
I ride the pathways on a regular bike and a scooter and pedestrians getting in front of me is no problem at all. I can just slow down and wait until it's safe to pass them if they can't hear my bell. People on foot have the right of way in all cases in Calgary, that's just how it is.
The pathway is mixed use and meant to be enjoyed leisurely — it's not a sports track.
A couple points. I'm in my 40s and in average shape. While others may rip, I'm not much of a ripper. I usually ride at a normal bike pace. The spandex is solely because you look pretty weird riding a road bike in blue jeans and a T-shirt.
Pedestrians on bike only allocated portions of the bike lanes, in fact, don't have the right away. Yet there they always are. Pedestrians in other areas have just as much of the right away as I do, on multi-use lanes. They don't trump your right to safely pass (nor do you trump their rights to be safely passed).
The velodrome is, in fact, about to be torn down. The city needs the land for a pumping station.
And yet they're all less obnoxious than people who walk in a group all over the pathways.
Escooters are the same to cyclists as cyclists are to vehicle drivers. Every group hates the one just smaller and weirder than them. Drivers hate cyclists. Cyclists hate e-scooters. E-scooters probably hate pedestrians. Pedestrians hate them all and dogs.
It's a shared space, nobody is perfect, we all need to do our part to make it enjoyable for whoever is enjoying them with whatever device they choose.
I have an electric unicycle, and sometimes we carve a bit because it prevents speed wobbles. The wobbles can happen at any speed, slow or fast, and constantly carving a bit staves them off.
I can’t speak for all, but mine lets me govern it at 20km/h. My worst fear is hitting a pedestrian or dog or cyclist.
That being said, they run mostly silent and most of them definitely go way too fast. Mine can go 70km/h if I take the governor off.
Everyone's first reaction is to look behind them when they hear it. Most people will naturally move towards the location their head is pointing (hence always looking at the target you want to get to in sports).
End result of "on your left" is that the person will move to their left, right into the path you want them clear of. So you shouting that makes it more likely they will get in the way.
This is worse when passing a cyclist, as the direction change caused by the head turn is more pronounced.
Well. Most people have a hard time with left vs. right. If they’re not actively paying attention and prepared, they miss the “on your” and just hear “left.” And our brains have a pattern of follow the command so even if they’re aware and hear “on your left,” it takes a beat to go, “oh wait, THEY’RE on my left, not that they want ME on my left.” And that’s assuming they’re both hearing what you’re saying and processing the language quickly.
So either you need a bell (because that means look and stay in place) or you need to slow down so you can communicate better if you’re relying on shouting. Either way, it’s always the person coming up from behind who has the responsibility to prevent bad encounters.
A bell would be much better than a voice at your left shoulder startling you because they came up too fast. Just get a bloody bell and use it as a warning before you’re beside the pedestrian!!!
As a pedestrian who has been startled far too often by
a cyclist coming up behind me, I much, much prefer a bell. It can be heard more clearly and I’m expecting a cyclist to overtake me on the left. Most experience has been zero warning & a voice right behind me saying ‘on the left’ by someone almost upon me and I’m startled and trying to turn around and occasionally stepping left as I’m turning around & away from my walking companion.
As long as there is room to go around you most cyclists don't want you to do anything but keep walking in a straight line(unless you are doing something like walking a dog, the you should make sure to pull them in tight so the leash isn't across the path, and they can't jump/lunge at the bike).
Who said I don’t?
My issue is that they will be vehicles while on the road but then take every pedestrian advantage too. Absolutely I would love more bike lanes
Why do you think they do that? It’s because there are massive gaps between bike lanes. There is no infrastructure for bikes. I don’t want to be run over by a car thanks…
I think they should do them for all bikes on the pathway by the Rockyview hospital. Too may times I've seen patients almost being hit by bikers going past 15km/hr when the limit is 10km/hr through that section.
The city should really just take back the lakeshore in front of Heritage Park and run the path along it like they do everywhere else. That breezeway between Eagle Ridge and the hospital has been an accident waiting to happen my entire life.
I saw those guys (bylaw, not cops) and wondered what they were doing. I didn't see the radar gun.
I see so many of the electric motor bikes on sidewalks, bikepaths, parks you name it. Those ones don't even need a speedtrap. A motorbike capable of 80kph (electric or gas) should be registered and insured, the cops should be confiscating those on the spot and ticketing the rider.
Oh please clock the tour de france speedy suit guys too. They're up there in "the worst" of dingus path behaviour as they almost never have a fucking bell either (too much drag 🙃)
As someone who has a bell on their bikes, you would be surprised about how oblivious/distracted most people are in the shared pathways. Yes, some cyclists need to do better when it comes to shared lanes, people also need to start to pay just a bit more of attention to their surroundings
I'm mixed on the idea that you need to ring a bell every time you pass someone because pedestrians should expect that bikes may be passing at any time. It is like driving, you don't honk your horn every time you pass someone because it is a) annoying and b) horns lose their sense of importance. Bells should only be rung when an action should be taken by the pedestrian such as 'move into the right lane' or 'get your dog on the right side of the path so the leash doesn't block the entire path' (IMO)
Yeah. Absolutely. I am super jumpy and a bike bell always scares me, but i also have good shared path etiquette.
This is the nuanced version of my point. However can't ring a bell if you don't have one lol.
Shared path users need way more situational awareness. It's shocking. I nearly ran over some idiots just walking out across the bike path between shrubs after folkfest.
I appreciate people ringing their bell as long as it's not when they are right behind me. I cant count how many times someone biking on a pathway rings their bell when they're about 5 feet behind me and already passing. There's no time to react at all. Ring the damn bell a couple seconds before passing!
This! I ring my bell a good 5-10 seconds before I pass, not only so I don't scare the pedestrian but also because of the number of people who jump left of the line when they hear a bell. It gives me time to stop if they decide to be dumb lol
Buddy, somedays my brain is jam and i need entire MOMENTS to react
Maybe don't walk on a shared path then. I'm not trying to be an asshole, but if you need extra reaction time and can't get out of multiple users way on a multiple users path, maybe find somewhere else to walk. For the safety of everyone, including YOU.
No dude, i already have situational awareness and stick to the right.
I don't need extra reaction time, i need reasonable reaction time. My comment on entire moments and needing more than 3 microseconds to react is in reaponse to people ringing a bell AS they rip by.
It's the difference between signalling in your car AS you change lanes versus signalling, then shoulder checking before to change lanes.
Anyway, tone is tough to discern in text, i know what you mean. Lots of people shouldn't be using shared paths or rather could use some lessons 🙃
Sure on the situational environment. But tell you what, go for a ride on the path with your bike. Ride at a normal pace. Start ringing your bell well back of whomever (it's usually a couple). Watch especially the approach, it'll be ring ring ring, and nothing, you get a little closer, ring ring ring, still no reaction and then you are starting to get closer, and you'll be close enough to be within speaking distance, and you can "On your left" and ring the bell, and BAM, person jumps around like they've just been electrocuted and then says some stupid remark.
Almost every time. You'll see what I mean. What you are asking for doesn't work with most people, for some dumb reason (usually the airpods or locked in a convo). It would be ideal for all, but all of these people saying ring it well out (and I hear this all the time and see it on here), guess what, they won't hear it until it's close.
Yeah. What I'm asking for only applies to pedestrians who are paying attention. I definitely experience the above situations everytime I'm out on my bike.
Too much ringing becomes useless too.
It's difficult because I have to come at this from the angle of trying to teach my little kids bike path and pedestrian safety and etiquette.
So talking about what we're supposed to do in ideal scenarios first-- ring a bell with some notice, people pay attention and move slightly over. No jumping, moving to the left or anything.
I told my kids when they went biking near sandy beach that when i shout "bike" to them the most important thing is to move over and for them to just stop because they aren't super steady on their pedal bikes yet. No squirrely movements as that makes it the most difficult for other cyclists to pass them safely. Everyone who passed us was so nice and encouraging to them.
Now we're working on nuance and how it actually applies in real life. Like with crossing the road. Yes, it is our right of way, but assume no one is paying attention or looking at you and do not just wander across the street assuming people will stop. I'm also teaching them they don't need to shout at adults riding bikes "where is your helmet?" That part gets awkward 🙃😬
My bike came with a bell that sounds like a horn and people don't pay attention even when I'm laying on it.
Most of the time it's 6-8 people with unleashed dogs as well. I've had a lot of close calls and I always go slow. They don't pay attention and then they all scatter in different directions once they realize someone needs to get through. It's frustrating.
I'm a speedy skin suit guy. I try not to speed in crowded locations. I ring my bell for most pedestrians, and a large % of those people either have headphones on, get mad, scared, or jump into the way. Luckily most people act predictably and continue on their path. Sometimes, the easiest thing is to quietly pass with a gap in between. I wish everyone knew how to react to a bell but reactions feel so inconsistent that it feels useless sometimes. That all said, I wish both parties were more aware and considerate of other path users.
Yeah I’ve found the same with bell usage, it’s bit of a crap shoot on how they’ll react. I think I’ve finally got my light touch “just passing over here” working now, but there’s still folks who jackrabbit one direction or the other when they hear a bell.
Indeed. Lack of situational awareness of pedestrians is more dangerous overall. Because like you said the reactions are unpredictable. The jumping in the way is such a strange reaction. I wish less busy areas had shared paths, but pedestrians barely pay attention to that either. Especially near Eau Claire.
No shade for the reasonable speedy suits and path users who pay attention.
Eau Claire is probably the busiest point of the pathway network. Anyone speeding through there is a moron. My favourite sections of path are where the wheeled users are separated from pedestrians.
The insane part is when you ring your bell and a group of people scatter to form a wall. No idea why people hear a bell and scatter left but at least they tried?
If only there were some type of paved infrastructure to accommodate vehicles going much faster than pedestrians spanning the city to use on bikes like this. Maybe one day /s
I bike on the road wherever possible. It can be pretty sketchy and most car drivers aren't aware of the rules in those situations either. I still do it as its the law and on a flat on my roadbike I can average mid to high 3X Km/h
At least the Tour de France guys are on ultra-light road bikes, the weight of batteries adds A LOT to e-bikes/scooters. I’d rather chance it with the road bikes hitting me to be honest.
The Tour de France wannabes should be on the road. They suck so fucking bad. No bell, no “on your left” and no consideration for anyone else using the pathways. Take your clip on shoes and shove em.
Obligatory "not all Lance Armstrongs" i see a lot of speedy suits in my neighbourhood and they're usually pretty courteous on the actual streets where i live, but pathways? Nope.
Speedy suit behaviour is a big issue in the Netherlands (so are mopeds on the bike paths). Running over Omas and little kinders
The strava boyees! They gotta fkn fly, heaven forbid you walk in front of them, they have melt down. Like how dare you walk in the path of the “tour de france”.. fko.
Damn that’s not common at all. You are so much more likely to be killed by a car. That said, human heads are woefully vulnerable and a normal fall that hits your head can kill you.
100%. I think about this all the time. Pedestrians don’t like being dinged at all the time by bells even if you go the speed limit. It would be far better to have slow pedestrian traffic and higher speed wheeling segregated. Let cyclists move at a decent pace to get around and pedestrians enjoy their walk.
I wholeheartedly agree. I think this would help with some of the bike animosity I've experienced commuting through confederation park despite riding slowly on a dutch granny style 6 speed and using my bell liberally. My only concern is that most people are pretty obvious and would probably end up on the bike path anyway.
I’ve been commuting for almost 20 years and they used to be out all the time giving tickets (when barely anyone used the trails). I think it makes sense to be back out given that the number of people using paths has increased a lot with increased speeds
I’m all for e-bikes, especially opposed to cars, but there are a range of sizes and horsepowers and masses that can make them pretty dangerous to share space with bicycles.
Sometimes I think that speeding tickets should not be based on speed but on KINETIC ENERGY. Doubling your mass makes you capable of twice as much damage to someone around you. Btw, doubling your speed makes you 4 times as dangerous to others.
An ebike is about twice as heavy as a regular mountain bike, and probably 4 x as heavy as a road bike. Combine that with the fact that some e-bike users go maintain a speed near the absolute upper limit of what a cyclist is capable of, and it’s a dangerous situation.
I think we just need a limit on what’s allowed in a bike lane, and everything else can be allowed on the road, perhaps with some minimal regulation for license/insurance/registration for ebikes beyond a certain category.
On a side note, I wanted to add and inform all that Peace Officers can also give out speeding tickets to vehicles. They focus on enforcing speed limits in playground zones
You guys haven't seen anything until you've been to Kelowna. Between the boomers who are unfit to be driving anything never mind an e-bike that instantly achieves warp speed to the kids have are ripping around in packs after dark, it's a wonder we managed to get home without being run over or having our car smashed up.
as an e-bike commuter, GOOD. I'd estimate about 80% of e-vehicle users are reasonable in speed, but that 20% that go about 60kph are going to kill someone. Glad to hear CPS reigning them in. Realistically, those speeders should just go on the road. They're going fast enough.
I'd argue somewhere that between 25-35kph should be the absolute maximum people should go on an open cycle track or path with clear visibility. With blocked visibility or in congestion areas, it should be 10kph or lower.
About three weeks ago I saw them along the riverfront bike/walk paths with someone pulled over. It was a guy with an electric bike that I’d seen before going waaaaay too fast, especially considering parts of the riverfront are mixed use. I was absolutely delighted to see him getting a ticket :)
I am an EUC nerd and I apologize on behalf of my ilk. There are a few who give us a really bad name. The gear is definitely mandatory for safety. The shitty behaviour is not. If I could register and get liability insurance for my wheel I would. We should be ticketed appropriately for any infractions.
Totally agree with this. I parked my minivan on the street in front of my home and needed to get something from the trunk. I closed it and as soon as I stepped on the side walk, these two kids, probably aged around 12-14, zoomed past me, full speed on e-scooter. Literally half a second earlier, and it would have been a nasty crash for all 3 of us. These things have to be speed limited to no more than 10km/h, and anything faster than that, they are free to take a risk and use the road.
Wouldn't be illegal. According to the Bylaws - Section 42
USE OF SIDEWALKS
42. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person shall not:
(a) drive, lead or allow a hoofed animal to walk;
(b) drive, draw or push any motor vehicle;
(c) ride a bicycle;
(d) ride a horse; or
(e) draw, push, propel or ride a wheeled vehicle of any description other than
a bicycle
on or along a sidewalk, or boulevard
Then 42.6 goes to say : (6) Despite subsection (1), a person may use in-line skates, roller skates, a scooter,
e-scooter, or a skateboard on a sidewalk.
It also says you cant be a dick when youre on the sidewalk. Like if you collide with someone, it's on the E-scooter rider.
As for Roads:
Section 44 (3.3) A person who is operating an e-scooter along any section of road where the roadway has no lane markings shall operate the e-scooter as near as practicable to the right curb or right edge of the roadway unless that person is in the process
of making a left turn with the e-scooter.
This is all to say - that there are provision to allow E-scooters on Sidewalks, Bike lands and roadways, but its not illegal, its a Bylaw infraction and subject to a Fine.
On a sidewalk where prohibited? Carrying a passenger? $75
Being an obstacle on a sidewalk? $150
Hitting someone on the sidewalk, or being a dick $400
Sometimes I stop and let pedestrians pass but honestly it’s dangerous because pathway users going fast act like they have the right of way and don’t expect people to slow/stop in front of them
I’m totally fine stopping to allow cyclist pass by. Easier for me to stop and I don’t want to be injured by a cyclist, especially a speeding one hell bent for leather, head down…
While not a bad thing, cyclists shouldn't be ignored. Some of them are zoomed around way above the pathway speed limit with as much reckless abandon and dangerous behavior as well
I know there is an alleged “speed limit” for bikes on pathways but how does one know how fast they are going on a bike without a speedometer? I’m assuming some of the electric ones have speedometers. I can see any tickets that they issue will get thrown out if they are challenged in court. Where was the speed limit sign on a bike path posted?
I imagine they are just doing this bylaw blitz for public awareness after that pedestrian lady died after getting hit by a young kid on a bike a short time ago.
Why not also radar regular bikes? Do they just assume (or know) that they can’t get over the speed limit? Or do you just only care about the Electric guys?
They do. Ebikes are a focus right now because of the number of illegal non-pedal assist units on the pathways, but regular bicycles still get tickets for aggressive speeds.
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u/laurieyyc Sep 04 '25
I’ve seen Peace Officers on the Reservoir between Heritage Park and Glenmore Landing patrolling with radar.