Cycling in Waterloo Region

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I was turning left onto my street one time late at night. It is not a particularly well lit corner. I came so close to hitting a cyclist with no light on his bike. The only reason I braked in time was because he happened to be taking a draw on his cigarette and I spotted the bright red glow.

This now confirms that smoking tobacco really does save lives!

I wonder if it’s the same person I saw? He was coming the other way on the Spur Line trail, smoking a cigarette.

Needless to say, I don’t normally associate smoking with bicycling, so it felt like a very strange thing to see.

On the other hand, if bicycling is becoming just a way of getting around that is done by all sorts of people, including smokers and other mostly-unhealthy people, that’s actually a good thing.