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RSS FeedsIn cottage country, cyclists are clashing with `blue collar´ locals - and the police
(The Star Travel)

 
 

20 july 2018 23:45:59

 
In cottage country, cyclists are clashing with `blue collar´ locals - and the police
(The Star Travel)
 


COLLINGWOOD — After decades of promoting itself as a top destination for winter activities, South Georgian Bay’s rolling hills, escarpment views and network of bike paths have turned the area into a summer hot spot for cyclists.But surging cycling tourism — along with an influx of wealthy retirees bringing their money and bicycles to the area — has stirred resentment, and even surprise police action, including at least one case where cyclists say Ontario Provincial Police used aerial surveillance to ticket a group of riders.The Bike Wars have come to Ontario’s playground.“Bikes! Love ’em’ or hate ’em, we all have to put up with them,” Robert Burcher, a self-described cycling pioneer, wrote in an article published in the July edition of The Review, a community newsletter mailed throughout the Blue Mountains.“But I too am getting outraged at the insolence and arrogance of some of the riders.” He noted that the area’s hilly terrain — a magnet for cyclists — is also a safety hazard for cars “forced into the oncoming traffic on blind hilltops as they try to manoeuvre around the slower bikes.”Some speculate rancour toward cyclists has led to the defacing of several “Share the Road” signs in the area. A posting on a Facebook cycling site suggested the culprit is “an overweight, middle age, white male smoker” in a pickup truck.Read more: Why priced-out city-dwellers are eyeing cottage country insteadSome members of the Collingwood Cycling Club (CCC) believe that rather than trying to ease tensions, the OPP’s local detachment is picking sides by targeting cyclists for not following the letter of the law, while giving drivers a pass for similar infractions. “They’re certainly harassing us for whatever reason, and I don’t think it is safety. I think it’s more they may be reflecting a segment of the community’s opi ...


 
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