War between Toronto cyclists and police heats up as civilian brings radar gun to High Park Toronto HighPark
using the radar gun on Parkside Drive a year ago, and I thought it was cool. So I borrowed it from him," McLeod tells blogTO.
"Instead we've got cops harassing cyclists as part of a deeply misguided and offensive PR blitz. The danger on our streets is cars, not bikes."Like most advocates, he wants to see the safer streets promised by Tory's"My point wasn't that I think cars should all be obeying a 20 km/h speed limit in High Park, and that police should be doing heavy-handed enforcement," said McLeod to blogTO, noting that he'd like to see cars banned from the park completely.
Outraged cyclists are scheduled to meet up as a group in High Park this evening, where organizers say they will"ride for safe streets and an end to Toronto Police harassment of cyclists."
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