Kevin Montgomery

  • The Flexibility of Cycling

    One of the amazing things about cycling, I think, it ‘s flexibility. There aren’t many modes of transportation that let you transition from operating a vehicle to being a pedestrian almost seamlessly. With this flexibility, it’s important to remember that automotive transportation is NOT flexible. It’s awkward, cumbersome, and clumsy. To navigate safely with automotive traffic, it’s helpful to behave as they do per the Highway Traffic Act. Doing so makes you predictable, and reduces unnecessary risk on the street. And don’t forget to take advantage of transitioning to “pedestrian mode”, where possible, if traffic gets a little to thick for your…

  • A Beautiful Snowfall In Brampton

    Just thought I would post one for viewing pleasure. 🙂 Enjoy!  

  • Passing Safely

    A few days ago, this happened:     Not the brightest move, granted. My camera didn’t capture the license plate, so there’s little to report to the police I’m afraid. I want to mention that although the driver’s manoeuvre was reckless, I didn’t feel like I was in immediate danger. I did my part, slowed down and moved over to facilitate a pass as quickly as I could once I was aware of it. There are a few things about this video I find interesting and wanted to talk more about in detail: Notice that there is a solid line in…

  • 8YO designs her first cereal box. 🙂

  • Taking The Lane in #biketo

    This is my first stab at opening a dialogue. It’s a video of a typical morning commute through downtown Toronto. I’ve posted annotations of sections from the Highway Traffic Act in the video that I think apply to the things I’m doing in the video. But it also shows some advantages to “taking the lane”, and asks questions, such as: What does taking “”share the road, not the lane” mean? And what does it look like? When making a left turn, are we to exit the intersection in the left-hand lane, or turn in to the outer lane provided for…

  • #Brampton Morning Commute – A.K.A. – “Space Mountain”

    The first video I want to post is one of my favorite parts of my commute in the Winter, when the sun hasn’t come up yet.  

  • My 6YO was organizing while I was out. #biketo

  • An Idea for #biketo: A Dialogue, With Video

    I recently got a GoPro Hero2 camera with a head strap mount up and running, and have started documenting my bike journeys. More than just contributing fodder to “blame and shame”, what I want to do is start a dialogue. I want to share my tips, and my experiences living carless with a family. I also want to get tips back from cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians alike, about what we can do to improve the safety of our streets in different urban and suburban situations. With that in mind, I’m starting a YouTube channel where I’ll start posting some of…

  • The Maiden Voyage of a Cargo Bike

    In November of 2012, I purchased a Babboe City Cargo Bike from Curbside Cycle, at their incredible “Black Saturday” price. We (my family and I) were now 7 months into our car-free lifestyle, and decided to get ourselves an early Christmas present. This post is a recount of picking up the bicycle, taking it home, and thoughts on things I observed along the way. Curbside Cycle There are many quality bike shops in Toronto: MEC and Urbane Cyclist to name a few. These shops have a variety of bikes to choose from to suit your needs. Curbside however, seems to…

  • UK style rap meets US style pop? #city2013