August 14, 20124 Comments on Toronto’s scofflaw mayor
Rob Ford, the famously anti-cyclist mayor of Toronto, Ontario who rants about the entitlement and privilege of the bicycle elite in Canada’s largest city, apparently is frequently caught breaking the law as he drives his Ford Escalade SUV.
June 29, 20121 Comment on A Toronto bike rap
“Songs to Wear Pants To” aka Andrew Huang teams up with the hip hop bike riding girls of Side Pony Nation to sing and dance about “Ma Bicyclette” in Toronto. Well done on that bike bell intro!
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October 27, 20111 Comment on Toronto Fixer rides a bicycle
Jack Lakey is “The Fixer,” a Toronto newspaper columnist who uses his bully pulpit to get things done. After he lectured Toronto cyclists to follow the rules of the road last summer, “cyclists unleashed a firestorm of fury in emails and comments posted to our online columns” writes Lakey.
When bike activist James Schwartz invited the Toronoto Star columnist to ride with him, Lakey accepted and, to his surprise and delight, enjoyed the ride.
September 6, 20114 Comments on Driver tries to run down bicycle patrol
The driver of a stolen SUV attempted to run down a pair of officers patrolling on their bikes, say Toronto police. The officers had to jump out of the way of the speeding vehicle. Police used a dragnet involving more bikes and police cruisers to find the stolen vehicle and the driver, catching him after a brief foot chase.
August 30, 20113 Comments on Jessica Biel rides a bicycle
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are spotted riding bicycles in Toronto the other day.