Cyclist struck after running stop sign

 

Shortly after 6:00 p.m. yesterday, a man riding a bicycle failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Selkirk Street and Elizabeth Avenue in Chatham. While in the intersection, he was struck by a vehicle that did not face a stop sign (this intersection is a two-way stop – vehicles travelling Selkirk have to stop but vehicles travelling on Elizabeth do not). The cyclist was not injured.

The cyclist, a 29-year-old Chatham man has been charged with failing to stop for a stop sign.

The investigation revealed that the same cyclist had been struck by a motorcycle at the same intersection on July 26, 2010. He attended the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to be treated for minor injuries. On that day, he was charged with failing to stop for police to identify himself.

The Chatham-Kent Police reminds all cyclists that the Highway Traffic Act defines a bicycle as a vehicle. Cyclists are therefore required to obey all traffic laws just as drivers do.