The annoying trait of acting morally superior to others is called sanctimony. It describes you to a T.
Ford passed the legislation for ripping up the bike lanes TODAY!!
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As was correctly stated previously and is now further evidenced by the above litany of abject futility you, GameBoy2, have frittered away, exhausted, lost any remaining shred of credibility that you have proclaimed to possess as TERB's foremost cyclist/bike lane/commuting/transportation/accident reconstructionist/road infraction counting/blaming expert.
Toronto's self-proclaimed, 'cyclist extraordinaire" who is hair-triggered to cast blame upon the ills of the roadway onto other cyclists and most baffling of all, infer that cycling victims of motorists are basically to blame and are at fault for being hit, knocked off their bikes, injured, maimed, dismembered and killed by inattentive, careless, negligent and reckless motor vehicle drivers.
With regard to blame in a cyclist/vehicle collision, I don't automatically assume it was the motorist who's at fault. While you on the other hand, assume the motorist is at fault 100% of the time. Why, because you hate cars. Your photo above proves absolutely nothing. I asked you whether the motorist merging onto Bayview was charged and convicted with the death of the cyclist. It's not an unreasonable question.
You never answered this question. Do you seriously believe the majority of the people traveling on the 401 do so because there's a way faster way to get from point A to B on a regular basis? Perhaps my questions are too difficult for you.
Transit City was a stupid plan by car hater Miller. The St.Clair street car is a prime example of how out of touch with reality David Miller was.
Stay in your insulated shell @Anbarandy , as we all know how the folks that live in the core feel about anyone from outside the city. Afterall, the city only exists south of Bloor, west of Parliament and from High Park east. The snobbery is evident and why I moved out of the core, years ago. Remain in your bubble and look scornfully upon those of us who come into the city to work, visit friends and go to events.
The only whiny person is yourself and the other "elite" of the city, who frown upon others as the great unwashed and it's because of our postal code. Your venom to others who don't conform to your Utopic ideals of city shows, and then Torontonians wonder why they are hated by the rest of Canada. Hmmm. Get yourself a tissue and find a shoulder to cry upon.
No, it shows that you don't know, other than what you want to know. A very myopic view, one might say. Plain and simple.
Bro, you make utterly baseless, and wildly false claims, in this case mythical blind spots of vehicles merging from the ramp onto Bayview northbound, which I flushed down the toilet where they belong by simply posting these following 2 photos of the ramp in question:
Bro, you always automatically victimize cyclists hit, hurt, maimed, dismembered and killed by motor vehicle drivers and in this case, shall we say by out and out, lying.
I'm not automatically victimizing cyclists. I simply asked a question. Can you confirm that the motorists was charged and convicted in the death of the cyclist on Bayview? Why is that not a reasonable question to ask? If they were, then the matter is settled. The motorist was at fault.
OTOH, just because you posted a photo of the ramp, it doesn't automatically prove that the motorist was at fault. It's still speculation on your part. Were you there? Did you witness the collision? I'm guessing no, so it's also possible the cyclist didn't see the motorist and cut across the front of the vehicle to enter the bike path, which you can see in the top right of the first photo you posted.
One of two things happened. The motorist, with a clear view ahead, drove straight into the cyclist, or the motorist was in the cyclist's blind spot, when he cut in front of the vehicle to join the bike path. I've seen both motorists and cyclists do stupid things. Question is, which one was it in this case?
You don't know and I don't know. So how about stop acting like you do.
At the 6:05 mark Doug Ford while riding a bike for the first time in 35 years endorses bike lanes
You are trying to convince someone who thinks there is nothing outside of downtown, that cars don't exist, and everyone lives 10 minutes from anywhere they need to go.
Futile.
Bro, you've already shamed and blamed and victimized the victim:
- by adamantly exonerating the motor vehicle driver on the ramp because of your wildly fraudulent and fully debunked claims and exhortations of non-existent blind spots while merging onto Bayview northbound.
- by indignantly pooh-poohing and pissing on the very, very experienced cyclist's decades worth of cycling ability, knowledge and experience.
Inattentive, careless, negligent and reckless motor vehicle operators abound.
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What do a few kms of bike lanes on 3 local roads have to do with Doug Ford's solving GTA wide motor vehicle caused traffic congestion and gridlock?
Nothing.
What does $2.2billion dollars of taxpayer's money have to do with a water park in the lake?
Everything.
What does $3.4billion dollar's pickpocketed from taxpayers by the Fraud have to do an unlegislated, unneeded, unwanted and unnecessary early election?
Bribing for votes.
You sound like you need a drink. I'm sure you live within walking distance of a convenience store. You should go grab yourself a cocktail and thank Ford for the convenience.
btw Trudeau says your Christmas card and bribery cheque are in the mail...that won't get to you anytime soon...because they're on strike and holding your mail hostage. Sorry comrade.
I'll be honest, I've been waiting for Not Just Bikes to make a video about this ridiculous and backwards legislation, because I knew this urban video essayist would present a far more coherent and better researched and more detailed (and more humourous) rebuttal than I ever could (or have the energy for) against this insult to all Ontarians, especially Torontonians.
Bike lanes do not make traffic worse, anyone that tells you otherwise is incorrect or lying. It's a simple as that. Removing bike lines will lead to more cars (and more cars = more congestion, in case that's not obvious), an economic hit for local businesses... oh, and more death. But even if you ignore the selfish desire to get to work 30 seconds sooner at the expense of someone's life, then even still, why on earth would anyone want MORE cars on the roads, instead of fewer?
Anyways, without further ado, please enjoy a very good analysis of the absurdity of "The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law", by Not Just Bikes:
Bike lanes do not make traffic worse, anyone that tells you otherwise is incorrect or lying. It's a simple as that. Removing bike lines will lead to more cars (and more cars = more congestion, in case that's not obvious), an economic hit for local businesses... oh, and more death. But even if you ignore the selfish desire to get to work 30 seconds sooner at the expense of someone's life, then even still, why on earth would anyone want MORE cars on the roads, instead of fewer?
Anyways, without further ado, please enjoy a very good analysis of the absurdity of "The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law", by Not Just Bikes:
You sound like all your posts do, which is bereft, broken and bankrupt.
Really Skoob, after all this time you still can't compose anything other than a drumbeat of inanities
Making you look foolish & and exposing your hypocrisy is really my only goal. But it's become so easy it's actually boring.
Great post.
As if a few kms of local, neighborhood bike lanes in downtown Toronto and its inner core have any effect at all on the multi-millions of single motor vehicle drivers who are the cause of the monumental, world's worst, GTA wide congestion and gridlock.
That's pure Fraudian craven bullshit as usual.
