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LOCATION: Nathan Phillips Square (City Hall) Queen St. W. at Bay St. Enter off Queen St. near Parking Garage |
TIMES: 8:30am-10:15am Assemble & Registration 10:30am SHARP Departure of Riders 11:30am Return to Nathan Phillips Square |
REQUIREMENTS: Valid Driver’s License with motorcycle endorsement, approved helmet, appropriate safety gear & clothing for weather conditions, motorcycle approved for Highway use. NO RIDER FEE, NO PASSENGER FEE, NO MINIMUM TOY VALUE Please Bring a New, Unwrapped Toy or Game One From the Rider & One From the Passenger Each registrant gets one chance to win a door prize. Pledge/Sponsorship Forms available HERE A Great way to help even more kids and give your non-riding friends a chance to help out. Please try to find pledges – the kids need your help! Top prizes & awards for the Riders bringing in the three highest overall pledge amounts |
Ride Captain will call the riders to order at 10:25 AM. At 10:30 AM SHARP the Riders will proceed single file from Nathan Phillips Square out onto Queen Street West, turning left (east bound) on Queen Street – where riders with pair-up, riding a staggered two-bike formation – staying in a single traffic lane. Once the procession has formed on Queen Street, the ride will proceed as follows: |
· Eastbound Queen Street to Yonge Street · Northbound Yonge Street (turn left) · Proceed North up Yonge St., straight through the heart of Toronto, all the way to Hwy #401 · Hwy #401 Eastbound (right turn) Collector lanes to Don Valley Parkway (DVP) · DVP Southbound (right turn), all the way down to Richmond St. · Richmond Street Westbound (right turn) through the Downtown Core to York Street · York St. Northbound (right turn) to Queen St. · Queen St. across to entrance of Nathan Phillips Square |
Riders will form single line entering Nathan Phillips Square and enter as they had exited. Ride Captain will determine which traffic lane to be use throughout the ride, please be aware of lane changes & stay in the proper lane. Always check your mirrors & blind spot before changing lanes, Police escorts will be moving very quickly up both left and right sides of the parade. |
This is a totally POLICE ESCORTED Ride. The amazing Toronto Police Winged Wheels Precision Motorcycle Team will lead and ride escort from start to finish. If you have ever dreamed of “legally” riding through red lights, being escorted like a VIP through downtown Toronto traffic, or riding behind a Police Motor Officer with emergency lights & siren whaling – this ride is for you. This is a once-in-a-lifetime riding experience which you will never forget, and it’s all for a great cause! |
Following the ride, if you are still not in total awe of our Toronto Police Motor Officers’ riding skills, come and watch them perform their Precision Riding Demonstration immediately following our return to Nathan Phillips Square. |