Yesterday, a cyclist was killed by the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup in East Van. People will use the word 'accident' but this didn't need to happen. A long list of policy failures got us here. This thread will document these failures 🧵

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FAILURE 1. The lack of protected east-west cycling infrastructure across the city. This crash happened at 11th and Clark, 2 blocks south of Broadway. And don't say 10th is better. See the map of ICBC-reported cyclist collisions below. 10th is the worst street in the entire city.

Focusing in on 10th, the intersection at Clark has the most crashes on the entire route. It's known by anyone who rides to be extremely dangerous. If someone chooses to take 11th instead, this should be no surprise.

A quick google search pulls up multiple videos of drivers blowing through red lights at 10th and Clark, almost (or actually) hitting cyclists. We've all seen it first hand.

2 examples:

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Last year, council had the chance to approve a protected bike lane along Broadway. Mayor Ken Sim told us we don't need it because 'we have a perfectly good lane on 10th.' Here are more photos of this perfect 'lane.' Email Sim and tell him what you think: [email protected]

FAILURE 2. A lack of enforcement and deterrents. This is a huge one. Under Christine Boyle's motion last year, both Clark & Broadway and Clark & 12th would have received speed and red light cameras. This would have been huge.

Drivers speed through this stretch and blow red lights ALL THE TIME. Imagine if they got 2 tickets within 3 blocks every time they sped through here, and some red light tickets too. And remember, they come with warning signs. How quickly would they start driving more safely?

But there are no cameras, because Brian Montague single-handedly killed Boyle's motion, to do more 'studies' instead. It's so clear from this map that they could have made a difference here. These policy choices KILL PEOPLE. Let him know: [email protected]

VisionZeroVancouver Very sad to see loss of life here. Also sad to see once again this group chooses to pick a fight and spread misinformation. This helps do nothing. You are making assumptions that r once again completely incorrect because you don’t have the facts. Zero Credibility.

Brian Montague VisionZeroVancouver You could have and should have amended @ptFry’s motion to lower the speed to 30 kph on ALL streets including arterials (including Clark) where almost all fatal crashes occur. Speed obviously a problem. You need to get serious about slowing down vehicles and making roads safe.