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Road Rage Is Getting Worse. Here’s What To Do About It
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
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So very stoked to chat road rage/violence, infrastructure & ways we can keep vulnerable road users safe w Conor Dunne and Global Cycling Network: youtu.be/wmUP8OH50E0?...
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I wrote about this too. Why isn’t Ontario hitting the barricades in rage? We’ve so little lake access. Entirely privatized shorelines. You could give the province away to oligarchs & people would be meh. Thx to Fatima for calling this early on.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I wrote about this too. Why isn’t Ontario hitting the barricades in rage? We’ve so little lake access. Entirely privatized shorelines. You could give the province away to oligarchs & people would be meh. Thx to Fatima for calling this early on.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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SAVE THE DATE
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
Rally to protest Bill 60
Dear residents, Next Thursday, Bike Ottawa is organising a rally to protest Bill 60 that, among other things, will ban any new bike lanes involving road reconfiguration. Whether you bike, walk, rol…
bikeottawa.ca
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
SAVE THE DATE
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
Shellnutt said Bill 212, legislation passed last year that required municipalities to get approval for bike lanes which would remove traffic lanes, had a "chilling" effect that caused municipalities to install fewer of them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bill 60 threatens 'dream' of multi-use pathway on Orléans Boulevard, says councillor | CBC News
Coun. Laura Dudas says she has been trying to make Orléans Boulevard safer since 2018. But new provincial legislation is threatening Ottawa's ability to alter its own roadways.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Shellnutt said Bill 212, legislation passed last year that required municipalities to get approval for bike lanes which would remove traffic lanes, had a "chilling" effect that caused municipalities to install fewer of them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thurs we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, tenants rights & more! Omnibus bills that aim to distract & divide communities w many intersecting interests we need to all fight against!
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thurs we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, tenants rights & more! Omnibus bills that aim to distract & divide communities w many intersecting interests we need to all fight against!
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
Join us Wednesday AM as we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian friendly neighbourhoods, tenants rights & more! This omnibus bill aims to distract & divide communities with intersecting interests. We need to unite & ride against Bill 60!
www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...
www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Join us Wednesday AM as we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian friendly neighbourhoods, tenants rights & more! This omnibus bill aims to distract & divide communities with intersecting interests. We need to unite & ride against Bill 60!
www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...
www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...
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Classic.
Pesky e-bike riders delivering food to people should be ticketed... @tps.ca there appears to be a double standard here because stopping in for some Jerk King, although delicious is not actively responding to an emergency.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Classic.
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There are reasons people don't like cops.
Pesky e-bike riders delivering food to people should be ticketed... @tps.ca there appears to be a double standard here because stopping in for some Jerk King, although delicious is not actively responding to an emergency.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There are reasons people don't like cops.
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You can comment on this as a driver too! Isn't it better to have cyclists in their own lane than taking up a "car lane"? I prefer it - as a driver *and* a cyclist. Doug Ford has a driver, so doesn't have to sweat slow traffic. Tell the ON government to stay out of municipalities' business
You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
Bill 60: Cyclists, Bike & More
Premier Ford has fired another shot in the war on bikes. Read about how Bill 60 will limit bike lanes and harm cyclists.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You can comment on this as a driver too! Isn't it better to have cyclists in their own lane than taking up a "car lane"? I prefer it - as a driver *and* a cyclist. Doug Ford has a driver, so doesn't have to sweat slow traffic. Tell the ON government to stay out of municipalities' business
Pesky e-bike riders delivering food to people should be ticketed... @tps.ca there appears to be a double standard here because stopping in for some Jerk King, although delicious is not actively responding to an emergency.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Pesky e-bike riders delivering food to people should be ticketed... @tps.ca there appears to be a double standard here because stopping in for some Jerk King, although delicious is not actively responding to an emergency.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
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I'd be curious to know if Bill 60's prohibition on cities doing anything but adding more car lanes, means that any consideration of HSR/transit lanes, on a hypothetically expanded Linc/RHVP, is off the table? #HamOnt
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@ward1wilson.bsky.social @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @craigcassar.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'd be curious to know if Bill 60's prohibition on cities doing anything but adding more car lanes, means that any consideration of HSR/transit lanes, on a hypothetically expanded Linc/RHVP, is off the table? #HamOnt
@ward1wilson.bsky.social @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @craigcassar.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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What does #Budget2025 have to say about cycling?
Read what we know so far, what we don't know yet, what we are working on and where YOU come in:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Read what we know so far, what we don't know yet, what we are working on and where YOU come in:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What does #Budget2025 have to say about cycling?
Read what we know so far, what we don't know yet, what we are working on and where YOU come in:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Read what we know so far, what we don't know yet, what we are working on and where YOU come in:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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If you think my son and I need to get to work and school safely then share this: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you think my son and I need to get to work and school safely then share this: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
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You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
Bill 60: Cyclists, Bike & More
Premier Ford has fired another shot in the war on bikes. Read about how Bill 60 will limit bike lanes and harm cyclists.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Wrote a comment on the Bill 60 page.
I still think that all of this is happening because Doug Ford got stuck in traffic one morning, a cyclist passed him in a bike lane, and he got angry. He tends to think only about how things affect him personally.
I still think that all of this is happening because Doug Ford got stuck in traffic one morning, a cyclist passed him in a bike lane, and he got angry. He tends to think only about how things affect him personally.
You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
Bill 60: Cyclists, Bike & More
Premier Ford has fired another shot in the war on bikes. Read about how Bill 60 will limit bike lanes and harm cyclists.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Wrote a comment on the Bill 60 page.
I still think that all of this is happening because Doug Ford got stuck in traffic one morning, a cyclist passed him in a bike lane, and he got angry. He tends to think only about how things affect him personally.
I still think that all of this is happening because Doug Ford got stuck in traffic one morning, a cyclist passed him in a bike lane, and he got angry. He tends to think only about how things affect him personally.
You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
Bill 60: Cyclists, Bike & More
Premier Ford has fired another shot in the war on bikes. Read about how Bill 60 will limit bike lanes and harm cyclists.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
“We have compassion for officers dealing with dangerous and volatile situations, but this appears to have been a very poorly executed arrest that begs the question again if officers are trained to deal with people in obvious distress,” Shellnutt said.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wat...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wat...
Watch: Woman run over by Toronto police vehicle twice during arrest
Toronto Police Services said they are aware of the incident and did not notify Ontario’s police watchdog because the woman’s injuries weren’t serious enough involve the Special Investigations Unit.
www.thestar.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“We have compassion for officers dealing with dangerous and volatile situations, but this appears to have been a very poorly executed arrest that begs the question again if officers are trained to deal with people in obvious distress,” Shellnutt said.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wat...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wat...
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You can’t reform this.
We are aware of an arrest gone horrifically wrong. After a person was tased by police, a TPS officer exited his vehicle without parking it, it hit the person & another officer. Cop entered the SUV & instead of stopping it hit the gas, making the situation worse. We will be watching this closely.
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You can’t reform this.
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Holy fuck, I just saw the video. I won't embed it but I think the worst part is a Toronto Police officer, after RUNNING SOMEONE OVER with a 5,000 pound SUV, starts instinctively yelling "stop resisting!" as a person lies on the pavement in agony
We are aware of an arrest gone horrifically wrong. After a person was tased by police, a TPS officer exited his vehicle without parking it, it hit the person & another officer. Cop entered the SUV & instead of stopping it hit the gas, making the situation worse. We will be watching this closely.
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Holy fuck, I just saw the video. I won't embed it but I think the worst part is a Toronto Police officer, after RUNNING SOMEONE OVER with a 5,000 pound SUV, starts instinctively yelling "stop resisting!" as a person lies on the pavement in agony
We are aware of an arrest gone horrifically wrong. After a person was tased by police, a TPS officer exited his vehicle without parking it, it hit the person & another officer. Cop entered the SUV & instead of stopping it hit the gas, making the situation worse. We will be watching this closely.
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We are aware of an arrest gone horrifically wrong. After a person was tased by police, a TPS officer exited his vehicle without parking it, it hit the person & another officer. Cop entered the SUV & instead of stopping it hit the gas, making the situation worse. We will be watching this closely.
If you're driving, speed & hit someone, you're at fault. But, that doesn't mean that government's who encourage or facilitate dangerous driving are blameless. If you're in a collision w a speeding driver where a speed camera was removed email us: info@thebikinglawyer.ca 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you're driving, speed & hit someone, you're at fault. But, that doesn't mean that government's who encourage or facilitate dangerous driving are blameless. If you're in a collision w a speeding driver where a speed camera was removed email us: info@thebikinglawyer.ca 1/2
Mukherjee: “it gives me a sense of déja vu. Haven’t these issues — like trust, accountability, transformation, etc — been identified for at least 20 years? Haven’t commitments for real change been solemnly made in every strategic plan, time after time?”
www.thestar.com/news/gta/div...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/div...
‘Divisive’ and ‘risk averse’ Toronto police culture has lost trust of members, public, report finds
The report is “a call to action for the chief and the command,” said Clayton Campbell, president of the Toronto Police Association.
www.thestar.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Mukherjee: “it gives me a sense of déja vu. Haven’t these issues — like trust, accountability, transformation, etc — been identified for at least 20 years? Haven’t commitments for real change been solemnly made in every strategic plan, time after time?”
www.thestar.com/news/gta/div...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/div...
Happy Halloween!
For sure this is the Ford Government, but more and more the City of Toronto and other municipalities too.
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social I frankensteined it a bit bud, sorry!
For sure this is the Ford Government, but more and more the City of Toronto and other municipalities too.
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social I frankensteined it a bit bud, sorry!
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy Halloween!
For sure this is the Ford Government, but more and more the City of Toronto and other municipalities too.
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social I frankensteined it a bit bud, sorry!
For sure this is the Ford Government, but more and more the City of Toronto and other municipalities too.
📷 @tomflood.bsky.social I frankensteined it a bit bud, sorry!
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If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?