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Media Advisory - Physicians call for more bike lanes as colleague goes to court for civil disobedience
TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2013, 2013 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
A group of Toronto physicians is calling
on City Council to invest in a massive expansion of bike lanes as a way
of building a healthy city and reducing death and injury to cyclists.
On Thursday this week, Dr. Tomislav Svoboda will appear in provincial
court on mischief charges related to his arrest for sitting down on the
street in November when the Jarvis St. bike lane was being removed. Dr.
Svoboda is a physician and researcher who works at St. Michael's
hospital. He used the Jarvis St. bike lane to get to work from his home
in the Annex.
"When bicyclists are killed or injured, these events are described as
accidents. They could also be described as a failure to protect
residents and to build a healthy city," said Dr. Svoboda.
About four people are killed every year while bicycling in Toronto.
There were six people killed in 2012 and more than 1,100 people were
injured.
Dr. Svoboda will hold a media conference on Wednesday morning to discuss
bike safety and the call for more bike lanes. He will be joined by his
legal counsel and colleague physicians.
Who: Dr. Tomislav Svoboda and physician colleagues
When: Wednesday, January 16th, 10 a.m.
Where: City Hall, Committee Room 4
SOURCE: Random House of Canada Limited
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SOURCE: Random House of Canada Limited
SOURCE: News - Media
Tomislav Svoboda, m. 416-822-1963 tomislav.svoboda@utoronto.ca
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