An issue that is murky in law about just where and when one can park and lock a bicycle threatens to inflame further the relations between cyclists and others. The management company at The Hudson Bay Company on Bloor West has instructed its security firm to remove bicycles locked to poles and other public property on the sidewalk outside the building. The cry has gone up from a woman whose bike disappeared off the street that it was confiscated and that she wasn’t given warning or notice that her bike was in custody. She thought it had been stolen. It is a thorny issue because City Council has tinkered with legislation about the parking of bicycles. Now the determining legality is whether the bike seems abandoned or is a problem. All very vague. It is certainly upsetting that there is no warning or notice of where bikes have gone when they are taken. Still, drivers are expected to know that when their car is gone, the likelihood is that it has been towed. Let’s try to get along. CTV
