Speed bumps are now in place at the very spot where a cyclist plowed into two little boys last week.
CTV Ottawa first aired the story on Thursday of 5-year-old Moses Elliott and his 2-year-old brother Knox who are lucky to be alive after an encounter with a bike. Parks Canada has installed 3 speed bumps along the shared pathway near the Bytown Museum. That's where Moses and Knox were hit by a speeding cyclist. Something the family is still dealing with.
“I got bleeding everywhere,” Moses told CTV in an interview two days after he was hit.
“All I saw was all the blood pouring out of his shoulder,” said his mother Sonia Elliott, “and him just lying on the floor covering his face and I was afraid to see what was left.”
The boys were rushed to hospital. Knox wasn't hurt but Moses took the brunt of it and is still recovering. His mother hasn't seen the speed bumps but hopes they will help. Those on the shared pathway today had mixed reactions to the changes.
“They're probably necessary for the people,” says cyclist Cynthia Bocci, “but for the bikes it's not comfortable but that's all right.”
“It seems like that’s helpful,” adds cyclist Vanessa Sheppard, “cause you can’t control the children.”
Will Gibbons was walking along the pathway with his wife and child, “I know this hill is fast moving,” he says, “I think it's a solid idea. People zip up and down with no real control.”
Parks Canada says the speed bumps are temporary and that they are looking for a more permanent solution. Sonia Elliott says that is critically necessary and says the area is a "ticking time bomb". She wonders when the next incident will happen. Elliott says there have to be rules in place on this shared pathway and they need to be enforced.
