Vernon cyclist resting posts vandalized

VERNON – The city's cyclists are going to have to stretch their legs a little farther when stopping at the intersection at 30 Street and 30 Avenue after two new cycling resting posts were vandalized last week.

The city installed the posts at the intersection last year, and contrary to what some residents wrote on a local Facebook page, the posts are not: a place to tie up a horse, a giant bottle opener, nor a footrest for bylaw officers while they write tickets.

According to City of Vernon transportation manager Amanda Watson the cyclist resting posts are positioned in the correct spot for a traffic camera's sensor to recognize a cyclist and change the traffic light accordingly. The posts also mean bikers don't have to unclip their cycling shoes or jump off their bikes at the intersection. Watson said two more cycling posts were installed at the northern side of the intersection of 30 Street and 32 Avenue last week.

Watson said the city plans to install temporary signs in place of the vandalized resting posts for the foreseeable future.

The newly opened $4 million Kalamalka Lake Road multi-use cycling path — which officially opened June 29 — does not have any resting posts as there are no intersections that require them on the route, said Watson.

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