By Erin McCracken, Ottawa Community News, June 11, 2015
Five. That’s how many cyclists have been killed in the last six collisions
involving cyclists and heavy trucks between 2009 and 2013. “There were 1,568
(cycling-related) collisions, 1,245 injuries and 15 cyclists who have been
killed (in the same timeframe),” said Mayor Jim Watson, who called the
statistics “troubling.” via
‘Troubling’ collision stats fuel new cycling-heavy truck safety campaign.