09-08-2017, 04:24 PM
They put Davenport on page 16 as a case story.
I was going to take umbrage at the term "accidental cyclist deaths" but luckily the report they cited (comprehensive endnotes!) had an excellent section explaining what "Accidental" means to a coroner, with this specific excerpt:
So that saved me from putting my foot in it.
...After a quick scan, it looks like it has noble goals that are measurable, have a timeline, and a variety of paths to success. If by 2033 we are not in the top 10 jurisdictions for cycling or no city in Ontario is in the top 10 bike-friendly cities in the world, then it will have failed. Concrete. Nice.
I was going to take umbrage at the term "accidental cyclist deaths" but luckily the report they cited (comprehensive endnotes!) had an excellent section explaining what "Accidental" means to a coroner, with this specific excerpt:
Quote:...it is important to note that deaths resulting from cycling collisions, just like motor vehicle collision deaths and pedestrian deaths, are not “accidents” in the sense that all of these deaths were predictable, and therefore preventable.(emphasis theirs)
So that saved me from putting my foot in it.
...After a quick scan, it looks like it has noble goals that are measurable, have a timeline, and a variety of paths to success. If by 2033 we are not in the top 10 jurisdictions for cycling or no city in Ontario is in the top 10 bike-friendly cities in the world, then it will have failed. Concrete. Nice.