Memorial Ride for Peter (Zhi Yong) Kang

Peter Kang was killed while riding his bike last week. The driver was caught after a police chase. The memorial ride was this morning.

A group of riders gathered at the start. The mood was particularly somber as there was a memorial ride a little over a week ago, and everyone knew that there would be another in two days time.

These canine friends support our cause.

Bilenky’s hard at work.

Dave with the banner.

Discussing the route.

These are classmates of the deceased. They told me that Peter studied and taught mechanics in Beijing before emigrating to Canada.

Joey makes the announcements.

And we’re off, headed north on Spadina. It’s going to be a long haul up to just east of Jane/Finch.

Westbound on Davenport, the bike lane fades in and out of existence, and in any case, we are hemmed in between traffic and parked cars.

Paying our respects with a moment of silence at Tom Samson’s ghost bike.

Headed north again.

On Jane

Under Black Creek.

Now a little east on Sheppard.

Just before we turned north, a driver cut very close to the pack, one rider banged his fist against the car, and then the driver started driving erratically. We had hem him in so that he wouldn’t run anyone over.

Preparing to turn west on Finch.

At the crash site.

On the ride home, a glimpse of the ghost bike for Adrian Dudzicki.

It is bitterly ironic that the Toronto Transportation department tweeted this picture on May 13, 2015.

Since then:

• Roger du Toit, hit May 19, died May 31.
• Peter Kang, hit and killed June 11.
• Adam Excell, hit and killed June 13.

Update, January 4, 2017: the driver has been sentenced to 7 years in prison with a 10 year driving ban.

Update August 7, 2020: She got sentenced again after being arrested for driving drunk during parole. Hopefully they take her license away for good.

She boasted about drunk driving. Then she killed a cyclist. Then she got parole. She was just sentenced to 18 months for driving drunk again