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Construction vs Bikes – A Cyclist’s Guide to Navigating Dangerous Road Work
Construction and road work can create hazards for cyclists. Learn how to report these issues and protect yourself.
Dave Shellnutt
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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The Bike Brigade: 1 year of Radical Cycling
March 16, 2020, was a day of uncertainty and fear for many. The pandemic had in an instant taken over our lives. The world shut down. I...
Dave Shellnutt
Mar 16, 20213 min read
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Entrapping Sex Workers Cannot Be A Public Health Strategy
We have collaborated with Maggie’s Toronto to develop a guide to help sex workers navigate COVID-19 restrictions
Deniqua Edwards
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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PSA: DOORINGS
If you are doored, demand the car driver’s insurance information on the spot.
Dave Shellnutt
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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CYCLISTS MUST JOIN CALL TO DEFUND POLICE
Think of the alternatives to policing we could develop to maintain the safety of all members of the public and the promotion of safe streets
Dave Shellnutt
Jun 24, 20203 min read
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Bike Crashes & Psychological Trauma
Being driven into by someone in a car is violent, unexpected, and often accompanied by serious physical and psychological injuries.
Dave Shellnutt
May 20, 20203 min read
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The Biking Lawyer's Personal Bike Crash Guide
Around this time last year, I was seriously injured in a bike crash, in a bike lane. Here is what I did post crash.
Dave Shellnutt
Apr 20, 20204 min read
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UBER vs Cyclists: Inadequate training puts Cyclists at Risk
I see mass commercial transport in the hands of untrained drivers as a massive road safety issue.
Dave Shellnutt
Feb 19, 20204 min read
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Barriers to Recovery - Toronto Police are Failing Injured Cyclists
Toronto Police are often denying injured cyclists MVA reports and other vital insurance information they need to get health benefits.
Dave Shellnutt
Dec 3, 20192 min read
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THE HUMAN COST OF VOTING CONSERVATIVE
Quietly, in the middle of the night on September 30, 2019, Doug Ford & Doug Downey closed the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Dave Shellnutt
Oct 7, 20194 min read
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