Friends and Families for Safe Streets
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social
We are people whose loved ones were struck and killed on #TODeadlyStreets, and injured crash survivors. We work to end Road Violence in Toronto and offer monthly Peer Support meetings. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca + http://linktr.ee/ffsafestreets
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Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
Excellent coverage of yesterday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. We will never stop fighting until our streets are safe.
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
‘We will never stop fighting’: Queen’s Park vigil honours traffic violence victims
The ceremony was organized by a group of collision survivors pushing for improved road design and legislation, while working to change public attitudes towards traffic.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Excellent coverage of yesterday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. We will never stop fighting until our streets are safe.
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
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Thanks Jess of @ffsafestreets.bsky.social for hosting tonight's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Queen's Park. My blog post about the event which about 40 people attended is now up. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero #WDoR www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/2025...
2025 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thanks Jess of @ffsafestreets.bsky.social for hosting tonight's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Queen's Park. My blog post about the event which about 40 people attended is now up. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero #WDoR www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/2025...
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My good friend Jess reading out names of innocent ppl who have a lost their lives to road violence.
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My good friend Jess reading out names of innocent ppl who have a lost their lives to road violence.
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025
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our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
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A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Speaking of, vivil in front of Doug's office on Sunday.
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Speaking of, vivil in front of Doug's office on Sunday.
Join Parents Against Speeding and FFSS in a literal marathon walk (42km) in circles around Doug Ford's constituency office. We're going to show him that we're in it for the long haul, and this fight is NOT over.
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Join Parents Against Speeding and FFSS in a literal marathon walk (42km) in circles around Doug Ford's constituency office. We're going to show him that we're in it for the long haul, and this fight is NOT over.
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
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This is one of the most depressing things I’ve experienced, and I am 3/4 the way through Death’s End.
NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is one of the most depressing things I’ve experienced, and I am 3/4 the way through Death’s End.
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World Day of Remembrance For Road Traffic Victims
November 16, 2025 at 4.30pm Ceremony begins at 5pm
QUEEN'S PARK SOUTH LAWN via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
#WDoR2025
#RememberSupportAct
November 16, 2025 at 4.30pm Ceremony begins at 5pm
QUEEN'S PARK SOUTH LAWN via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
#WDoR2025
#RememberSupportAct
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
World Day of Remembrance For Road Traffic Victims
November 16, 2025 at 4.30pm Ceremony begins at 5pm
QUEEN'S PARK SOUTH LAWN via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
#WDoR2025
#RememberSupportAct
November 16, 2025 at 4.30pm Ceremony begins at 5pm
QUEEN'S PARK SOUTH LAWN via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
#WDoR2025
#RememberSupportAct
LOCATION UPDATE: Queen's Park, South Lawn
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
LOCATION UPDATE: Queen's Park, South Lawn
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of road violence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us on Sunday Nov 9 at 1:00pm for our monthly peer support meeting. Please DM us for the Zoom link if you'd rather join online. www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of road violence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us on Sunday Nov 9 at 1:00pm for our monthly peer support meeting. Please DM us for the Zoom link if you'd rather join online. www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services
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SAVE THE DATE! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social will be hosting the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday, November 16 at 4:30 PM. Details to come. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.facebook.com/events/13768...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Event by Friends and Families for Safe Streets on Sunday, November 16 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
SAVE THE DATE! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social will be hosting the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday, November 16 at 4:30 PM. Details to come. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.facebook.com/events/13768...
SAVE THE DATE! MORE DETAILS SOON!
Join us on Sun Nov 16 for the annual World Day of Remembrance to remember all of the loved ones who have been killed and severely injured in crashes, here and around the world. They are never forgotten, and we stand together to demand an end to road violence.
Join us on Sun Nov 16 for the annual World Day of Remembrance to remember all of the loved ones who have been killed and severely injured in crashes, here and around the world. They are never forgotten, and we stand together to demand an end to road violence.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
SAVE THE DATE! MORE DETAILS SOON!
Join us on Sun Nov 16 for the annual World Day of Remembrance to remember all of the loved ones who have been killed and severely injured in crashes, here and around the world. They are never forgotten, and we stand together to demand an end to road violence.
Join us on Sun Nov 16 for the annual World Day of Remembrance to remember all of the loved ones who have been killed and severely injured in crashes, here and around the world. They are never forgotten, and we stand together to demand an end to road violence.
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#IdeasAtWork
Kids on the Move: Advancing Safe Active Travel
By HUB Cycling: Your Cycling Connection
Online event
Nov 19 from 3pm-4pm EST
h/t @wearehub.bsky.social @cassiesmith.bsky.social
Cc: @cycletoronto.bsky.social @kidicalmassto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @goodroads.bsky.social
Kids on the Move: Advancing Safe Active Travel
By HUB Cycling: Your Cycling Connection
Online event
Nov 19 from 3pm-4pm EST
h/t @wearehub.bsky.social @cassiesmith.bsky.social
Cc: @cycletoronto.bsky.social @kidicalmassto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @goodroads.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#IdeasAtWork
Kids on the Move: Advancing Safe Active Travel
By HUB Cycling: Your Cycling Connection
Online event
Nov 19 from 3pm-4pm EST
h/t @wearehub.bsky.social @cassiesmith.bsky.social
Cc: @cycletoronto.bsky.social @kidicalmassto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @goodroads.bsky.social
Kids on the Move: Advancing Safe Active Travel
By HUB Cycling: Your Cycling Connection
Online event
Nov 19 from 3pm-4pm EST
h/t @wearehub.bsky.social @cassiesmith.bsky.social
Cc: @cycletoronto.bsky.social @kidicalmassto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @goodroads.bsky.social
Immense gratitude goes out to every parent who joined us and Parents Against Speeding on Oct 20, fighting for kids' safety.
For over a year, our premier has been hell-bent on getting more people hurt and killed in preventable crashes. Now he's targeting kids. 😡
Keep speed safety cameras ON!!
For over a year, our premier has been hell-bent on getting more people hurt and killed in preventable crashes. Now he's targeting kids. 😡
Keep speed safety cameras ON!!
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Immense gratitude goes out to every parent who joined us and Parents Against Speeding on Oct 20, fighting for kids' safety.
For over a year, our premier has been hell-bent on getting more people hurt and killed in preventable crashes. Now he's targeting kids. 😡
Keep speed safety cameras ON!!
For over a year, our premier has been hell-bent on getting more people hurt and killed in preventable crashes. Now he's targeting kids. 😡
Keep speed safety cameras ON!!
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Thank you to everyone who came out to tonight's ride and rally on the one-year anniversary of Bill 212. We're not done fighting to protect our streets and your rights. cc: @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
📸: @jnyyz.bsky.social
jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/p...
📸: @jnyyz.bsky.social
jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/p...
October 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Thank you to everyone who came out to tonight's ride and rally on the one-year anniversary of Bill 212. We're not done fighting to protect our streets and your rights. cc: @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
📸: @jnyyz.bsky.social
jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/p...
📸: @jnyyz.bsky.social
jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/p...
LISTEN: Parents Against Speeding co-founder Tom speaks with Newstalk 1010 today about the reckless, horrible legislation coming to ban speed cameras across Ontario, and leave hundreds of thousands of kids defenceless against speeding drivers.
www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
Ontario parents rally against speed camera ban. @jimrichards1010 talks with Tom Devito of @FFSafestreets - Jim Richards - Sound Bites | iHeart
www.iheart.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
LISTEN: Parents Against Speeding co-founder Tom speaks with Newstalk 1010 today about the reckless, horrible legislation coming to ban speed cameras across Ontario, and leave hundreds of thousands of kids defenceless against speeding drivers.
www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
Endless gratitude to ARC for supporting us for a memorial ride that honoured a life lost. I'm so proud of Guelph's cycling family for coming together in solidarity. #NoOneCyclesAlone
#GhostBike #Guelph
#GhostBike #Guelph
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Kudos to Parents Against Speeding for speaking up, not only for their own daughter, but for the safety of every kid in Ontario who will be defenceless against speeding drivers if speed safety cameras are turned off.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
'Horrible piece of legislation': Ontario parents to rally against speed camera ban
Several parent groups against a looming speed camera ban in Ontario are holding a provincial day of action on Monday as MPPs return to Queen's Park
www.torontotoday.ca
October 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Kudos to Parents Against Speeding for speaking up, not only for their own daughter, but for the safety of every kid in Ontario who will be defenceless against speeding drivers if speed safety cameras are turned off.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
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"Parent groups in Toronto, Vaughan, Midland, Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa are holding demonstration events Monday morning, while another group held a protest in Toronto's east end on Saturday."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
'Horrible piece of legislation': Ontario parents to rally against speed camera ban
Several parent groups against a looming speed camera ban in Ontario are holding a provincial day of action on Monday as MPPs return to Queen's Park
www.torontotoday.ca
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Parent groups in Toronto, Vaughan, Midland, Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa are holding demonstration events Monday morning, while another group held a protest in Toronto's east end on Saturday."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
“This is clearly anti-parent legislation, because speed cameras are primarily used in school zones to keep kids safe. It is baffling that our premier has chosen to attack a road safety measure that primarily is targeted to help little kids,” said our spox Jess Spieker
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wit...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wit...
With legislation to ban speed cameras in Ontario looming, grassroots opposition grows and local governments explore options
Municipalities are casting around for options as parent groups organize grassroots opposition to a ban on speed cameras that could come as this week.
www.thestar.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“This is clearly anti-parent legislation, because speed cameras are primarily used in school zones to keep kids safe. It is baffling that our premier has chosen to attack a road safety measure that primarily is targeted to help little kids,” said our spox Jess Spieker
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wit...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wit...
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I wasn't able to attend the summit, but so glad that @ffsafestreets.bsky.social was representing LOUDLY! Spoke with a few #TorontoDanforth constituents that did attend, and they were buoyed by the factual reference that "Speed Kills"
Keep ASE! Reduce School Zone Speeds!
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Keep ASE! Reduce School Zone Speeds!
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October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I wasn't able to attend the summit, but so glad that @ffsafestreets.bsky.social was representing LOUDLY! Spoke with a few #TorontoDanforth constituents that did attend, and they were buoyed by the factual reference that "Speed Kills"
Keep ASE! Reduce School Zone Speeds!
felt.com/map/Am-I-Nex...
Keep ASE! Reduce School Zone Speeds!
felt.com/map/Am-I-Nex...
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School Zone Safety Summit happening at Toronto City Hall in support of automated speech enforcement program, including presentations from the VisionZero team and Dr Linda Rothman.
Speed kills. And the risk isn't linear. It's quadratic.
Thank you @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @mayoroliviachow.ca
Speed kills. And the risk isn't linear. It's quadratic.
Thank you @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @mayoroliviachow.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
School Zone Safety Summit happening at Toronto City Hall in support of automated speech enforcement program, including presentations from the VisionZero team and Dr Linda Rothman.
Speed kills. And the risk isn't linear. It's quadratic.
Thank you @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @mayoroliviachow.ca
Speed kills. And the risk isn't linear. It's quadratic.
Thank you @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @mayoroliviachow.ca