Toronto Election-The War on Cars/Bikes

[John4852]

Is there anyone fighting this? Things are now at the point where with cameras, cops, speed limits, and scooters it is literally dangerous to drive in the city. I only go there now with good reason.

Tory did it.
Penalosa will double it (Dufferin for busses only!?)

Did I miss the one sane candidate out of 30?

Do I vote for the homeless guy?

 

[nobbie48]

Is there anyone fighting this? Things are now at the point where with cameras, cops, speed limits, and scooters it is literally dangerous to drive in the city. I only go there now with good reason.

Tory did it.
Penalosa will double it (Dufferin for busses only!?)

Did I miss the one sane candidate out of 30?

Do I vote for the homeless guy?

You missed Zombie pedestrians in their stealth telephone booths. It would be interesting if everyone left their cars home and totally jammed the core. Businesses shut down because key personnel are stuck on street cars so move out to the burbs.

 

[STARSHIP]

Last night I saw a fire truck with lights and sirens ablaze on the Danforth as the cars had absolutely no where to go with the parking lane full and bicycle/E-bike express lane protected by curbs.

Finally a smarter driver turned down a side street and the others followed to let the truck through.

Incredible what it takes to get a stop sign when many of these crazy road reconfigurations happened under the cover of lockdowns with little chance for public review or proper study.

 

[Wind Shear]

I only go there now with good reason.

I’ve been this way for several years now. Avoid unless no other choice. Great for Toronto tourism… wait until they vote in the commuter “congestion fees” and remove any lingering sentiment.

 

[John4852]

Last night I saw a fire truck with lights and sirens ablaze on the Danforth as the cars had absolutely no where to go with the parking lane full and bicycle/E-bike express lane protected by curbs.

I just groked it.

Bike lanes + cars = no emergency vehicles.

Solution is no cars.

This is all being sold to us now as Vision Zero but that is the plan.

You can't have single-lane traffic and emergency vehicles.

 

[Mad Mike]

I just groked it.

Bike lanes + cars = no emergency vehicles.

Solution is no cars.

This is all being sold to us now as Vision Zero but that is the plan.

You can't have single-lane traffic and emergency vehicles.

VISION ZERO?

Methinks this is mostly ZERO VISION.

 

[sburns]

It's a cheep solution for them to justify themselves a paycheck. Like none of these jokers drive.
The proper way is to build out infrastructure to accommodate all modes of transportation, vehicles, transit, and bike lanes in separate lanes. Instead they just re-configure same physical space for more mixed use. Everyone suffers.
Richmond & Adelaide use to be great to get across the city, now they've given a lane to bikes, and there still is parking on another side.
Clueless.
This stupidity is expanding to University now, another road which traffic flowed well, not any more, they've taken a lane away for parking, and I think I bike lane.
Madness.
Need to vote the dumbass's out.

 

[Georg3__]

Toronto is 100% at fault for scooters. They refused to join in the pilot program but then police said we don't have resources to ticket people on scooter.

Last night I saw a fire truck with lights and sirens ablaze on the Danforth as the cars had absolutely no where to go with the parking lane full and bicycle/E-bike express lane protected by curbs.

Finally a smarter driver turned down a side street and the others followed to let the truck through.

Incredible what it takes to get a stop sign when many of these crazy road reconfigurations happened under the cover of lockdowns with little chance for public review or proper study.

There's one clinic with one way streets on both sides but ambulances/ER vehicles can only approach from one of these streets. On a weekly basis in the the mornings, the dump truck comes and it basically shuts down that one way street so ambulances, staff (to a degree) etc can't get to the clinic. The MPP and other politicians didn't give a sh8t

 

[nobbie48]

Last night I saw a fire truck with lights and sirens ablaze on the Danforth as the cars had absolutely no where to go with the parking lane full and bicycle/E-bike express lane protected by curbs.

Finally a smarter driver turned down a side street and the others followed to let the truck through.

Incredible what it takes to get a stop sign when many of these crazy road reconfigurations happened under the cover of lockdowns with little chance for public review or proper study.

We need tattoos on out foreheads stating whether we're pro bike or pro car. In an emergency you get the appropriate response vehicle.

 

[Baggsy]

We have a pair of those youtube influencers trying to influence the election: