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Statistics

  • The most common error committed by cyclists involved in casualty collisions is disobeying a traffic signal.
  • The largest number of casualty collisions involving bicycles occur during the evening rush-hour period (3 pm to 7 pm).
  • Cyclists aged 15 to 19 are most often involved in these collisions.

Facts

  • Only pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks. Only if a cyclist dismounts and walks their bike across a crosswalk are they a pedestrian.
  • Cyclists must travel single file (Use of Highway and Rules of the Roads Regulation, Section 78)

Penalties and fines

Cyclist error Fine
Failure to stop at a stop sign $405
Failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk $810
Failure to have lights when bicycling in the dark $81
No reflectors on bicycle $162
No horn/bell on bicycle $81
Both feet on pedals, both hands on handlebars, carrying passenger (without passenger seat) $81
Distracted cycling $300

Related

Driver error

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