New cyclist safety measures implemented on Mount Royal

The City of Montreal has officially unveiled a series of provisional safety measures aimed at protectingcyclists on Mount Royal.

The decision comes after thedeath of 18-year-old Clment Ouimet, who was struck and killed on Camillien-Houde Way last week.

Ouimet was descending on a curve just beyond the lookout on Camillien-Houde when he was struck by an SUV that was making an illegal U-turn.

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Denis Coderre, who is currently campaigning for re-election as mayor, made the announcement on Saturday.

"Temporary security measures on Camillien-Houdeare completed," he tweeted. "Counting on everyone's collaboration to respect them."

The measures include:

• Extending the central concrete median by an extra 30 metres after the lookout.
• The placement of newsigns at numerous locations along Camillien-Houde Way indicating that U-turns are forbidden.
• The installationof a digital speed indicator at the end of the curve.
• Information panels at the top and bottom of Camillien-Houde Way reminding drivers that U-turns are forbidden on the mountain.

The measures, which were announced on Wednesday, have already drawn mixed reaction from cyclists.

Coderre said earlier this week the new measures are meant to reduce speed on the curveand improve the field of vision and ability of cyclists to manoeuvre as they come out of it.