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Candlelight Memorial for cyclist Ryan Carriere
When: Monday November 7th, 2005; 7:00 p.m.
Where: Queen and Gladstone.
Toronto cyclists were saddened to learn that 31-year-old Ryan Carriere
was killed last Monday, October 31, at the intersection of Queen St W.
and Gladstone Ave. Ryan was headed home on his bicycle to help prepare
for Halloween, to be shared with his wife and two daughters.
Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists (ARC) along with Ryan's many friends
and family will be holding a candlelight memorial for him at the scene
of the accident, on Monday November 7th at 7:00 p.m. Cyclists are
encouraged to join ARC at the Peace Garden at Nathan Phillips Square at
6:15 p.m. that night to ride together in solidarity to the memorial
site. ARC also specifically invites Toronto City Councillors to ride
with us.
In 1998, in response to a high number of cyclist fatalities and
injuries, the Toronto Coroner prepared a detailed report. This report
found that 38% of cyclist fatalities involved large vehicles (non-Class
G) and that cyclists were 4 times more likely to be killed in a
collision involving a large vehicle, such as the one that killed Ryan,
than in collisions with smaller vehicles. One of the key
recommendations of the Coroner's Report was for the government to
legislate sideguards for trucks, a recommendation that has not been
acted upon. This report can be found at:
http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/coroner_index.htm or via the ARC website:
www.respect.to . ARC calls on Toronto City Council and the government
of
Ontario to implement the key recommendations of the Coroner's Report.