Saskatoon city council approves safety audit of intersection where cyclist was killed
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Tod Fox spoke through sobs as he told Saskatoon city council about the last time he saw his wife, Natasha Fox, a few hours before she was struck by a cement truck while cycling at a busy intersection in the city.
"Imagine for a second the beautiful faces you said goodbye to this morning," he said, with one of his and Natasha's two sons sitting beside him.
"Now imagine that was the last moment you got to spend with them, the last time you'd ever see them. That's my reality now."
City council heard from Tod and other cycling advocates Wednesday about cycling safety in the city and a proposed third-party road safety audit at the Wiggins Avenue and Circle Drive intersection where Natasha died on May 24.
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Council voted unanimously in favour of conducting the audit, using money designated for a capital expenditures reserve.
The motion was brought forward by Ward 6 Coun. Cynthia Block during a previous council meeting in the wake of Natasha's death.
"Every one of us who chooses to ride a bike in this city has people who worry about us every day, and who call us the moment they see a news release saying that there was an incident between somebody riding a bike and somebody in a car," Ward 2 Coun. Hilary Gough said.
The motion also asked for an update from administration on the city's Active Transportation Plan, including planned connections along College Drive and a budget option for an annual Road Safety Audit program.
Transportation director Jay Magus expects the safety audit report could be completed by the end of the year.
Tod told council their son asks why his mother died.
"I tell him it was an accident. What kills me is that one day I will have to explain to him that this accident could have been prevented," he said.
"I am here to make damn sure you know that we failed her."
As Tod finished speaking, some councillors wiped their eyes with tissues.
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