What it will take to make Ottawa safer for cyclists

With multiple recent reports of collisions with vehicles, advocates and experts call for safer roadways in the national capital.

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Dave Robertson counts himself as one of the “fortunate” ones. Article content

While riding his bike in downtown Ottawa to a morning dentist appointment a few years ago, a car drove up right beside him and, Robertson said, tried to run him off the road. Article content Article content

Robertson escaped that incident with minor cuts and scrapes, the car driver was later charged and Robertson returned to biking. He is also a volunteer with advocacy group Bike Ottawa and is the co-owner of Let’s Go Cargo! bike rentals.

“I’m very fortunate because I stayed on my bike. I have no idea how I did,” he said. “If I hadn’t, it could have been a very