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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53084848

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53084670

Today Doug Ford will attack Toronto's autonomy, and choice for safe streets. As well as our right to choose how we get around our city, and to do so without getting hurt or risking our own safety.

Get ready Ford. There are FAR more cyclists now compared to 2012.

Oct 13. Tom Riley Park Parking Lot. 5pm-late. Bring food, water and layers.

Be prepared to arrive earlier in case crews try to do a sneak attack removing protect lanes and infrastructure.

This fight is more than just about bike lanes.

It's about demanding municipal governments be respected, and fighting an authoritarian who believes he can do anything against a city's own wishes.

This is your Dutch moment Toronto!

Show up to show your support!

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[–] jade52@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Fuck dofo I watch this traffic all day on Bloor st. Bikes fly by the stop and go traffic. This will improve nothing.

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cyclists are still, as far as I know, entitled to take the full car lane.

It'd be really unfortunate if, now that there's no separated infrastructure, a constant parade of casual cyclists had to get down that road somehow using the car lanes... say for an entire day in shifts...

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This doesn't play the way you think. A cyclist weighs at best 100 kg, against 2500 kg of combustion vehicles.
You may be in the right, but you are against entitled criminals at the wheel.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yeah, no shit. That's what we are dealing with anyway. You think they behave better when we're riding in the gutter? The difference is not worth discussing. The middle of the lane is the safest place for a cyclist.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 4 points 1 day ago

My e-bike cost 1500 dollars, and it's pretty flash. That might sound like a lot of money, but the cheapest 90s Mitsubishi I could find at a used dealership was 4000. I didn't have 4000 dollars, but I had 1500. I love My bicycle and I love bike lanes. Fuck cars.

[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dumb question maybe, but on which pretense can the province force the city of Toronto ? I know laws can be voted, but surely you can't come up with a law that says "No bike lanes in Toronto"...?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Canada has a strange system where the province has total supremacy over city decisions. In my opinion it's a very backwards way to do things but I don't live there so...