Index

• Author: Christopher Waters
• Pages: 215-230

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Index

Accidents. See also Careless driving;

Criminal Code; Dangerous driv-

ing; Insurance; Liability (cyclists),

civil; Liability (motorists), civil

aftermath procedure, 55–57

animal (dog)-cyclist collisions, 54

assisting injured, 56–57, 63

bicycle damage, 55

bridge crossings, 54

bystanders, 55

circumstances, 81

criminal oences, 51, 55–56. See

also Criminal Code

cyclist-cyclist collisions, 54, 77–78

cyclist responsibilities, 56–57

damages, property, 56–57

denition, legal, 63

dooring, 34, 55–56

drive-by shootings, 54

driver inattention, 53

emergency response, 54–55

exchanging information after,

55–56

expansion joints, 54

failure to remain, 55–56, 63–64

failure to yield, 53

fatalities, 57

hit and runs, 52, 63

ice, 54

identication, providing, 56, 64

injuries, serious, 55–56

insurance information, 55

international, 83–84

interprovincial, 83

judgment, exercising, 85–86

lawsuits, 51

motor vehicles-cyclist collisions

with, 53–54

object-cyclist collisions, 54

o-road, 81

pedestrian-cyclist collisions with,

54, 76–77

police, dealing with, 56, 57

potholes, 26, 54

private property, on, 82–83

provincial rules for cyclists, 56

protocol, provincial, 55–58, 83, 85

railway crossings, 54

reporting, 55–56, 57

road conditions, 79–81

road rage, 64–65

roadway rules, disregard of, 53–54,

72

safety standards, mandatory

bicycle, 97

sewer grates, 54

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speeding, 53–54

streetcar tracks, 54

trails, 81

violation of rules, 57

Advocacy, cycling, 137–38, 178. See

also Clubs, cycling

Airline loss, bicycle, 114, 127–28

Alberta

accident protocol, 56–58

Alberta Bicycle Association, 195

bell requirement, 21

bicycle denition, 12

bike lanes and paths, 28

cellphones, cycling with, 22–23

clubs, incorporating, 136, 139

Court of Queen’s Bench, cyclists’

highway ban, 30

government liability, 79

harassment in cycling, 195

helmet law, mandatory, 19

helmet standards, 20

insurance, automobile, 74

licensing, power-assisted cyclists, 16

minimum rider age, power-as-

sisted bicycles, 15, 16

o-road accidents, liability for, 81

onus of proof (negligence cases), 74

passing on the right, 73

private road, liability for accident

on, 83

provincial parks, cycling in, 32

right shoulder, riding on, 26

road repair, duty to, 79

speeding, 29

Trac Safety Act, 23, 66

Alcohol and cycling, 34

Armstrong, Lance, 191

Audible warning device. See Bells and

horns

Autonomous vehicles, 68–69

Bells and horns

cyclists’ opinion on, 21

debates over, 11, 20–21

requirements, city, 21

requirements, municipal, 21

requirements, provincial, 21

safety, 21

Benets of cycling, 54, 133

Bicycle, buying a, 95, 96, 127

Bicycle, carrying objects on, 36

Bicycle, denition, 12–13, 15

Bicycle, history of, 169

Bicycle, minimum rider age, 15

Bicycle, power-assisted

battery size, 14

bicycle denition and, 12, 14

bike lanes and pathways, 29

bumper hitching, 35

cars, shift from, 14

denition, federal vs provincial, 14

helmet standards, 20

infrastructure, shared, 14

laws, 14

licensing, 16

minimum age, 15

“mode rage,” 14

Motor Vehicle Act, 14

motorcycles vs, 14

pandemic (2020–2022), 13–14

pedals, 14–15

pedestrians and, 14

popularity, 13–14

rentals, 13–14

sales, 13–14

speed limits, 14

technologies, 13

types, 13

weight, device, 14

wheel size, 14

Bicycle boxes

parking in (motor vehicles), 36–37

passing on the right, 73

power-assisted bicycle access, 12, 15

riding on, 28–29

road signs, 30, 31

safety, cyclist, 33, 53