A Toronto man was caught on video driving the unsuitable means in a very separated bike/run lane on Bayview Ave. The motive force in a maroon 2009 Pontiac G6 was attempting to go northbound when he practically hit a feminine runner.
The video was posted to Twitter on Could 25 by one other runner jogging southbound. The motive force seemed straight on the digital camera however was seemingly unfazed by the second.
This particular person would have needed to bypass a number of indicators and bodily concrete blocks to affix this cycle observe. Toronto out Torontoing itself at present 🫠@TheBikingLawyer pic.twitter.com/9pqKTQaMAU
— Paul (@ReallyNotPaul) Could 25, 2023
“This particular person would have needed to bypass a number of indicators and bodily concrete blocks to drive on this run/bike path,” one Twitter consumer stated.
The particular person driving the automotive continued to drive within the area and tried to move a feminine runner in his means, regardless of there being no room for a automotive.
The Bayview Ave. path, which is separated from automotive visitors by a mixture of concrete limitations and flex posts, is fashionable for riders and runners because it provides a protected spot to work out. It stretches about 3 km from Rosedale Valley Street to the Distillery District (close to Toronto’s lakeshore). The incident occurred at 4:40 p.m. on Could 25, simply south of the Bayview/River St. intersection, the place automobiles can solely go southbound. (Mr. Pontiac G6 tried to do the other.)
Since there are not any intersections or entry factors south of River St. for a number of kilometres, the driving force will need to have been within the lane for some time earlier than getting caught on video.
