Please note that, as they do every year during Bike Month, the Toronto Police will be running their campaign targeting unsafe cycling from Monday June 22nd to Sunday June 28th.

Important:  Know your rights if you are stopped and ticketed!
- You do not need to provide a Driver's License, but you should provide some form of identification when asked
- Make sure to ask the officer writing the ticket to indicate clearly that this is a cycling related offense on the ticket
- Demerit points have no role in cycling related infractions

More information on what to do if you receive a ticket can be found here:
http://respect.to/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=LegalInfo.HowToFightTrafficTickets
Highway Traffic Act:
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm
List of violations (including local by-laws):
http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/pdf/hta.pdf

While the majority of the bike union's efforts as an organisation are in support of the rights of cyclists, we felt it important to take part in the press conference launch in order to support the police in their efforts to remind cyclists and drivers of their shared responsibilities in road safety.

The Traffic Services press release is included here:

Mark your calendars folks - our first Annual General Meeting is June 18th, followed by a party to celebrate an incredible year for cycling advocacy in Toronto!

We want to make sure that we are accurately reflecting the opinion of the majority of our members regarding the new breed of scooter style e-bikes.

Please take a moment to complete our 1.5mins mini-survey on this issue and let us know what you think.

Click Here to take survey

Thanks for your time.

Toronto Star - online video 

What a fantastic way to kick off Bike Month - a day-long City Council debate about a single, bike related  issue... The redesign of Jarvis St., including complete bike lanes, was passed at 6:20pm today - 28 to 16 in favour of incorporating sustainable transportation infrastructure into a major redesign project in the downtown core.