HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-08-13, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015. PAGE 17.
Ginn encourages county ‘Share the Road’ initiative
After a handful of incidents, some
fatal, in recent weeks, Central Huron
Mayor Jim Ginn thinks more needs
to be done to encourage everyone to
share the road.
Ginn raised the subject at Huron
County Council’s Committee of the
Whole meeting on Aug. 5, just days
after a Central Huron cyclist
suffered serious injuries after being
hit by a car and motorcyclists died in
two separate instances, one near
Wingham and one near Exeter.
Central Huron Council had
discussed the issue the night before
at its regular meeting, with Ginn
saying it was time to implement a
municipality-wide “Share the Road”
program. However, he felt perhaps it
should be expanded to the entire
county.
In Central Huron, Ginn said, he
hoped that roads frequented by
cyclists would be signed accordingly
as a first step, telling drivers to use
caution, look for cyclists and share
the road.
“Maybe this could be a county
initiative,” Ginn said, “and staff
could look into it and report back.”
Tyler Hessel, mayor of Bluewater
and an avid cyclist, said he was
happy to second Ginn’s motion, but
said that sharing the road is about
education for everyone, not just
about cyclists.
He called sharing the road a 50/50
responsibility between those not
using cars on the road and motorists,
saying it’s all about education and
that he’s happy to support furthering
it with all that he’s seen and the
horror stories he’s heard.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek agreed,
saying it is “imperative” that
something be done.
He said that most bikes being used
by athletes are road bikes and cannot
be ridden on gravel – they have to be
on pavement, so the county should
begin widening the shoulders of its
roads going forward during any
paving project, adding that he would
encourage the Ministry of
Transportation for Ontario to do the
same.
Council passed the motion and
staff will report back at a future
meeting.
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