Woman runs over teenaged cyclist, then sues his bereaved family

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SvennoJ said:

Cycling in Canada I have noticed that people aren't used to share the road. I stay on the gravel shoulder when possible, I have had a couple of near misses with cars that pass too close, while others go so far over to the left you wonder if they'll end up in the ditch. Also had cars passing and cutting me off turning right,. I've been getting yelled at for using the road and not cycling on the foot path (which is illegal), some crazy drivers here.
Growing up in the Netherlands I was prepared for my driving exam here anyway, twice a cyclist passed in front of me through a red light. I responded before my examinator even saw them, he was like it's green, why are you hitting the brakes.

Cycling through traffic is a good way to train your situational awareness, if you survive.

Wow that's really strange. Everything you said that happened is illegal and those drivers should have been punished. In Vancouver there were a lot more cyclists but then there is hardly any snow there. I guess cyclists can really only ride bikes for a few months of the year in the rest of Canada, so new drivers aren't given the right amount of training about sharing lanes and dealing with cyclists. 

Ofcourse comparing it to Netherlands is a bit unfair since that country has more bicycles than residents ;) . 

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