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The following documents are available here online.

Legal Information

Facts about Automobile Accident Injury Claims: If you are injured in an accident involving an automobile, you are entitled to claim under Ontario provincial law. Compensation for injury is split into two areas of an auto insurance policy: liability coverage, and accident benefits.
ARC Lawyer List: This list is a compilation of information that we have received about lawyers who are knowledgeable about cycling issues.
How to Sue the City: Can a cyclist sue the City for damage and injuries caused by bad road conditions? ARC says, go for it.
Cyclists and the Law: What the Ontario Highway Traffic Act (HTA) says about cyclists.
Cyclists and the Law Part II: Explanation and commentary about the requirements of Ontario law regarding cyclists.
What Can Cyclists Do To Protect Themselves Legally?: Can you insure yourself? Are you already insured?
How to Fight Traffic Tickets: An ARC how-to. This information is the best we have at this time. It will no doubt get more thorough as we gain more experience, thanks to a "zero tolerance" crackdown which is enraging normally sedate cyclists all over town.
How to Fight Criminal Charges: An ARC how-to.
How to Pursue a Private Prosecution: What if the police refuse to lay charges? Another ARC how-to.
Request for Disclosure Form: An ARC how-to. There is no form for requesting disclosure. All that is required is a letter to the Provincial Prosecutors Office with the relevant information. This form is a guide to make sure you give the information they need to process your request.

Complaints

How to Complain about Police: It isn't easy, but it can be done. Here's how.
Proper Police Conduct re. Cyclists: Notes from a 1997 meeting between ARC and Toronto police representatives.
Complain About Dumb Car Ads: Advertisers are bound by the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards. This guide tells you how to make an effective complaint about ads that promote dangerous driving.
Why Complain About the TTC?: A Guide to the Toronto Transit Commission complaint and commendation process. The TTC needs to hear about drivers who don't appear to be able to share the road with cyclists. Likewise, cyclists want more good drivers behind the wheel of Toronto buses, so we ought to praise the good ones also.
How to Contact Your City Councillor: Contact information, including fax and email, for Toronto City Council members.

Help for Cyclists

Counselling After a Bike Crash: Sometimes cyclists are troubled by anxiety after crashing in traffic. This guide points the way to get help.

Miscellaneous

Cost of Car Crashes: A press release from the Ontario Assn of Chiefs of Police about how car crashes cost Ontario 9.1 BILLION dollars a year.
Rolling Stops: In Idaho it is legal for a cyclist to make a rolling stop at a STOP sign. Read the law, it makes good sense.

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