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[Stephen James]

That’s not very chill!

lol... here's chill story for you that captures exactly why my bike stays locked up more than it should...

 

Yesterday, driving out of Cook St Village, North towards downtown and I stop behind two other cars in the right lane at Fairield. A cyclist (mid fifties, helmet, lots of eco warrior stickers) comes up behind me, rides up the driveway to the sidewalk, down the sidewalk, rides across the pedestrian part of Fairfield against the "Dont Walk" and red light, and back into the middle of the right lane. First car pulls up behind him because he's blocking the whole lane and he starts yelling at the car to back off. Next light the driver tells him where to go and what do do when he gets there, speeds around him when the next light goes green. 

 

The lesson in Toronto was that, if the city didn't deal with the horrible behaviour of the cyclists, car drivers were going to do it for them. Peace improved when cyclist behaviour was enforced. The catalyst was a cyclist having road rage killed through no fault of the driver on Bloor.

 

I'd like to see bikes taken away from people who do things like that. I'd ride my bike more if that happened.

[Mike K.]

Not very chill, indeed.

[Nparker]

A war fuelled by TV and CoV council decisions.

[dkuitu]

OpenAI's GPT4 model now has web browsing capability. I found this funny.

 

[todd]

I don’t remember VHF being so pro bicycle? Guess this is why they banned sarcasm in North Korea.


I was already worried about my posts getting taken out of context. You got to tune in regularly to know

Edited by todd, 31 May 2023 - 11:51 AM.

[aastra]

 

...please note that people's sentiments on a forum post may not fully reflect their overall stance on the topic as it may change over time...

 

Next they'll tell us people* can promote an agenda insincerely and hypocritically, by talking the talk without actually walking the walk.

 

*politicians

[dasmo]

I am very pro-cycling agenda. Cars are bad. Vaccines are good. 

[aastra]

 

I am very pro-cycling agenda. Cars are bad. Vaccines are good.

 

If you're a professional politician then I can reasonably conclude that you don't cycle, you drive all the time, and you sure don't go anywhere near the needle.

[aastra]

 

I am very pro-cycling agenda. Cars are bad. Vaccines are good.

 

War and 24/7 surveillance also good.

[dasmo]

War and 24/7 surveillance also good.

Yes. The WEF and Davos are excellent and I trust them explicitly. 

[aastra]

 

I am very pro-cycling agenda. Cars are bad. Vaccines are good.

 

I'm way more pro-cycling than you are. I think addictive drugs should be handed out in kindergarten.

[todd]

War and 24/7 surveillance also good.

Masks make it less likely for facial recognition to work. Although supposedly newer versions work with a mask

[Nparker]

 

...I think addictive drugs should be handed out in kindergarten...

That's just more alt-right hatred. Truly compassionate people know that opioids should be given to newborns as they are discharged from the hospital.

[dasmo]

Yes a safe supply for kindergarten is for the greater good. We need more equity. Since there are people whose lives are ruined by addiction we must have all our lives ruined by addiction.

[aastra]

 

That's just more alt-right hatred.

 

I can't compete with your compassionate environmentalism. You're the kind of noble crusader who jets all over the world promoting 15-minute cities. I'm enjoying my familiar 380-square-foot home whereas you're enduring a different luxury hotel room every night. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to learn the name of a new chauffeur every time you go out. I don't blame you for not bothering to try.

[todd]

That's just more alt-right hatred. Truly compassionate people know that opioids should be given to newborns as they are discharged from the hospital.

When I can't stop fiddlin'. I just takes me Ritalin.

[Nparker]

When I can't stop fiddlin'. I just takes me Ritalin.

I'm Popeye the junkie man.

[dasmo]

I can't compete with your compassionate environmentalism. You're the kind of noble crusader who jets all over the world promoting 15-minute cities. I'm enjoying my familiar 380-square-foot home whereas you're enduring a different luxury hotel room every night. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to learn the name of a new chauffeur every time you go out. I don't blame you for not bothering to try.

Yes, They need to because they are deserving and can pay for carbon offsets. They should fly to the grocery store in Spain from New York to get some saffron for their lunch. We need to only be allowed to travel by bike five minutes from our human settlement shelter to get only the bare essentials required for required nourishment as prescribed by the official government guidelines. 

[Victoria Watcher]

Cyclists and people with disabilities say they are furious at the District of Saanich for erecting gates along a popular path that they say effectively blocks them from using it.



The two gates are on a former alleyway between Quadra Street and Leslie Drive. The pathway offers quick access to both roads, but the gates now only offer a narrow gap for cyclists, especially those riding cargo bikes – a popular mode of transportation.


https://www.vicnews....ng-bikes-660255

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 July 2023 - 02:56 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

That does seem a bit sloppy. But not sure who is “furious”. The one guy in the article complaining is the bike snow plow guy.


Also, another MSM news article built completely off tweets. No other sources.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 July 2023 - 03:03 AM.