07-01-2022, 06:03 PM
I'm noticing a trend on social media where many people firmly believe the shark teeth on the new pedestrian crossovers along the IHT also give right of way to cyclists, despite the fact cyclists are explicitly prohibited from riding within pedestrian crossovers in the HTA. Has the city removed the "cyclists dismount" signage from the updated crossings? If so, it seems like they're basically encouraging cyclists to illegally ride across PXOs. It's kind of bizarre to me that the MTO's own cycling facilities handbook states the dismount signs are rarely obeyed, but the government still won't legislate crossrides being combined with PXOs as they should be on MTUs.
Don't get me wrong here, I have no problem with cyclists using PXOs, and just from driving around to various IHT crossings it's abundantly clear that's what's happening, but if a cyclist is struck after riding into a PXO it's not going to be the driver facing HTA charges and an insurance claim.
Don't get me wrong here, I have no problem with cyclists using PXOs, and just from driving around to various IHT crossings it's abundantly clear that's what's happening, but if a cyclist is struck after riding into a PXO it's not going to be the driver facing HTA charges and an insurance claim.