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Crime Prevention Tip Warm weather and clean roads are fast approaching, that means more and more cyclists will be using their bicycles. If you are one of them, please consider the following tips from the Winnipeg Police: PREVENTINGBICYCLE THEFT • Keep bicycles locked any time they are unattended with a good "U" type lock. Second choice would be a good casehardened padlock and cable. Be sure the "U" lock or cable goes through the front wheel, rear wheel and the frame, and secure it to a fixed object. • Check the lock by pulling on it to make sure it is secure. • Use an engraver to place an identifying mark on unpainted major bicycle components. • Be sure to retain all evidence of purchase, including the serial number. • Be able to identify the bicycle; not only by its color, but also by its features. • Have one or more close up color photographs of the bicycle on hand. • Register the bicycle in the Department of Public Safety and Police or County Police registration program. • Never loan your bicycle or other property to strangers. • Try to avoid parking a bicycle in a deserted or poorly lit area. Highway Traffic Act Highlights • Cyclists and motorists should share the road with respect, courtesy and caution. Cyclists should ride as close to the curb as practicable. 145 (5) Operation next to curb - A person operating a bicycle or power-assisted bicycle on a highway shall operate it a. as closely as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, unless the highway is designated for traffic in one direction and has three or more traffic lanes; or b. as closely as practicable to the right- or left-hand edge or curb of the roadway, if the highway is designated for traffic in one direction and has three or more traffic lanes. 112(4) Subject to subsection (5), where a driver of a vehicle is proceeding at a slower rate of speed than other traffic he shall a. drive in the extreme right hand lane where the roadway has 2 or more lanes; or b. drive as closely as is practicable to the right hand edge or curb of the roadway. • It is dangerous and illegal to ride alongside other cyclists. Cyclists should always ride single file leaving a safe distance between riders. 145 (6) Operation in single file - No person shall operate a bicycle or power-assisted bicycle on a highway beside a moped, mobility vehicle, bicycle or power-assisted bicycle that is operating in the same traffic lane. • It is illegal and dangerous to cycle on sidewalks. Leaving the sidewalk to travel across a roadway poses a significant risk. 145 (8) Bicycles on sidewalks- Subject to subsection (9), no person shall operate on a sidewalk a bicycle with a rear wheel the diameter of which exceeds 410 mm. • Never listen to headphones while on a bicycle. You need to be able to hear things around you and be attentive to the road and your surroundings. No driver of a motor vehicle or operator of a bicycle shall, while operating the motor vehicle or bicycle on a highway, wear, on both ears, headphones which are used for the purpose of listening to a radio or recording. • Cyclists have the same rights and duties as motorists, so both groups need to know and follow the rules of the road and safe practices to ensure the safety of all. 145(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (5) and (6), a person operating a bicycle or power-assisted bicycle on a highway or bicycle facility has the same rights and duties as a person driving a motor vehicle on a highway and shall obey all signs and traffic control devices, and all directions of a peace officer. • Don't carry anything on a bicycle that is large enough to affect your balance or ability to maintain safe control of the bicycle. 147(3) No person shall carry on a bicycle or power-assisted bicycle, or on his or her person while operating or riding on a bicycle or power-assisted bicycle, any object that is of such a size, weight or shape, or is so placed, that it may interfere with the proper operation and control of the vehicle by its operator. • Just as when driving a motor vehicle, you must not operate a bicycle when you have been drinking. 227(1) No person a. who is in charge of a vehicle other than a motor vehicle or bicycle, or of a horse or other animal, used as a means of conveyance; and b. who is, through drunkenness, unable to drive or ride it with safety to other persons who are on a highway or bicycle facility; shall drive or ride the vehicle, bicycle or animal on a highway or bicycle facility.
For information on cycling safety, please review the MPI booklets Bike Safely for adults and I Cycle Safely for children. |
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