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Old Posted Aug 17, 2010, 6:57 PM
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I have a spedometer on my bike, and I can say from experience that 20 km/h is very slow for cycling. I can keep up a normal speed of steady cycling at around 30 km/hr. I understand a 20km/h limit on shared pathways, but on dedicated cycling pathways 30 is more reasonable. That being said, there are times when 20 km/h is unsafe, even if it's permitted. Common sense should prevail!

I think it would be far more valuable to enforce the wearing of helmets than speeding. I think its far more unsafe to ride a bike on the street without a helmet, than it is to go 25 km/hr on an off-street bike trail.

I don't think pathways are covered under the provincial highway act. Could someone fight a speeding ticket based on lack of appicable statute or jurisdiction?
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