Cycling in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

In the roundabout the pedestrians do have right of way.  I guess the issue is was he on the bike?

Are cyclists expected to bike in a traffic lane in roundabouts?

Coke

Yes, pedestrians have the right of way (not that it matters much). If you are on a bike though, you are legally required to dismount to cross (there is a singular exception in the region...possibly the province....at Huron and Strasburg, which was modified as an experiment to allow cyclists to cross without dismounting, but they still do not have the right of way). Of course, this is an insane statement, and almost nobody dismounts...engineers know this, but it doesn't seem to matter.

As for cyclists behaviour at roundabouts, a cyclist on the road has the option of either leaving the road and crossing with pedestrians (with the caveats above) or entering a traffic lane and going around with the other vehicles.

Neither option is great, but both are legal, and in theory, both are supported by the infrastructure...again above caveats notwithstanding

If a cyclist is already on a MUT next to the road though, there is no infrastructure for them to enter the roadway and navigate it with other vehicles, that doesn't make it illegal, just, difficult, but that cyclist is clearly expected to cross with pedestrians.