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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If people really want to get
this guy to change his opinion, sending faxes/calls/emails to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation (<a href="http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/privacy/">http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/privacy/</a>)
, which he publicly claims as a supporter/member, might provide some leverage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.75pt'><b><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Toronto
Office: Supporting Toronto Area</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br>
2300 Yonge Street, Suite 1300<br>
Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E4<br>
Telephone (416) 489-7111<br>
Fax (416) 489-6885<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kathy Keehan
[mailto:execdir@sdcbc.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 09, 2007 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'councillor_ford@toronto.ca'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Bikes on roads<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councillor Ford,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A member of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition brought
to my attention your remarks regarding bicyclists on Toronto roadways. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:#E6DDD3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>"I can't support bike lanes. Roads are built for buses, cars,
and trucks. My heart bleeds when someone gets killed, but it's their own fault
at the end of the day."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wow. I’m hoping that you’ve reconsidered your remarks, or
they were taken out of context somehow. I’m wondering how you feel about
pedestrians – is it their own fault when they get hit crossing the street,
since roads are ‘for buses, cars, and trucks.’? Does the Heart and Stroke
Foundation know your position, since they’re encouraging people to walk and
bike as part of their daily routine? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bicyclists and pedestrians have as much right to the roads
as automobile drivers. Roads are for people, not just people in cars. People
who choose an less polluting, healthier option for transportation shouldn’t be
told that it’s their fault when they get hit by a speeder, or drunk or careless
driver. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I hope you and your office will publicly retract your
statement and issue one that acknowledges bicyclists’ and pedestrians’ rights
to use the road.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kathy Keehan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-----------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kathy Keehan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>San Diego County Bicycle Coalition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 34544<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>San Diego, CA 92163<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>858.487.6063<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>execdir@sdcbc.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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