Ken McGrath
@lekenbob.bsky.social
Indeed there are jerks on all sides. The idea of equal reciprocity however is a dangerous and fatal myth.
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Cars, bicycles and the fatal myth of equal reciprocity
The primacy given to the car has shaped our cities, the roads that serve them and our very thinking about the place of driving in our lives. And it’s a mindset that leaves cyclists highly vulnerable.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Indeed there are jerks on all sides. The idea of equal reciprocity however is a dangerous and fatal myth.
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Didn't catch the "in front of moving cars" in your original post. You do have a point.
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Didn't catch the "in front of moving cars" in your original post. You do have a point.
Scooters "blowing through" a stop sign are typically doing so at a lower speed (and mass) than the 70% of cars that roll through stop signs. The 1.3 million deaths per year caused by car drivers is oddly considered "normal" by drivers who'd rather complain about dangerous scooters/bikes/pedestrians
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Scooters "blowing through" a stop sign are typically doing so at a lower speed (and mass) than the 70% of cars that roll through stop signs. The 1.3 million deaths per year caused by car drivers is oddly considered "normal" by drivers who'd rather complain about dangerous scooters/bikes/pedestrians
wow, you sure lost me on that one
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
wow, you sure lost me on that one
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
thanks for the reminder 🙂
August 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
thanks for the reminder 🙂
Head St allows vehicles to turn left while pedestrians are crossing. This, combined with horrendously thickening A-pillars is a recipe for disaster:
www.caranddriver.com/news/a652198...
www.caranddriver.com/news/a652198...
July 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Head St allows vehicles to turn left while pedestrians are crossing. This, combined with horrendously thickening A-pillars is a recipe for disaster:
www.caranddriver.com/news/a652198...
www.caranddriver.com/news/a652198...
That section is so unusable, I wind up taking Station Ave... which itself is filled with street-parked cars overflowing into the bike lane.
July 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
That section is so unusable, I wind up taking Station Ave... which itself is filled with street-parked cars overflowing into the bike lane.
The bike counts are growing significantly as the lanes are built. When blaming bike lanes for traffic... what alternative are you asking, you wish all these bicyclists use cars?
When more choices exist and people migrate to them, everybody benefits, particularly those who *need to drive.
When more choices exist and people migrate to them, everybody benefits, particularly those who *need to drive.
July 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The bike counts are growing significantly as the lanes are built. When blaming bike lanes for traffic... what alternative are you asking, you wish all these bicyclists use cars?
When more choices exist and people migrate to them, everybody benefits, particularly those who *need to drive.
When more choices exist and people migrate to them, everybody benefits, particularly those who *need to drive.
Well no, I typically take transit. A single 3/4 full double-decker bus (with nobody standing) holds the equivalent passenger count of a 1.5km lane of cars
Not downtown: Just yesterday there were 3226 bike trips at Gorge Rd and the Galloping Goose. That's equivalent to a 32km lane of cars
Not downtown: Just yesterday there were 3226 bike trips at Gorge Rd and the Galloping Goose. That's equivalent to a 32km lane of cars
July 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Well no, I typically take transit. A single 3/4 full double-decker bus (with nobody standing) holds the equivalent passenger count of a 1.5km lane of cars
Not downtown: Just yesterday there were 3226 bike trips at Gorge Rd and the Galloping Goose. That's equivalent to a 32km lane of cars
Not downtown: Just yesterday there were 3226 bike trips at Gorge Rd and the Galloping Goose. That's equivalent to a 32km lane of cars
Assuming you'd be blocked, I took the liberty of responding and capturing:
July 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Assuming you'd be blocked, I took the liberty of responding and capturing:
I suspect you're trying to drive a car, a bloated mode of transport that hogs the space of 15-30 people, inherently designed so they can't get past each other unless another living-room-width lane is built for them.
The only thing that causes traffic is cars. Council knows your math is faulty.
The only thing that causes traffic is cars. Council knows your math is faulty.
July 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I suspect you're trying to drive a car, a bloated mode of transport that hogs the space of 15-30 people, inherently designed so they can't get past each other unless another living-room-width lane is built for them.
The only thing that causes traffic is cars. Council knows your math is faulty.
The only thing that causes traffic is cars. Council knows your math is faulty.
Likely due to the F1 Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Many international visitors (particularly from Europe) are visiting Montreal Friday thru Sunday.
June 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Likely due to the F1 Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Many international visitors (particularly from Europe) are visiting Montreal Friday thru Sunday.
Whenever you say that, I start watching. You know, it's like a train wreck, you can't help but look...
- oh, it's tied. 😅
- oh, it's tied. 😅
June 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Whenever you say that, I start watching. You know, it's like a train wreck, you can't help but look...
- oh, it's tied. 😅
- oh, it's tied. 😅
That we are all subsidizing car use, while motorists aren't paying their fair share for road maintenance, construction, and (ugh) road expansion.
#CarBloat has only made it worse.
There's a public misconception that (for example) cyclists aren't paying, when it's actually the other way around.
#CarBloat has only made it worse.
There's a public misconception that (for example) cyclists aren't paying, when it's actually the other way around.
June 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
That we are all subsidizing car use, while motorists aren't paying their fair share for road maintenance, construction, and (ugh) road expansion.
#CarBloat has only made it worse.
There's a public misconception that (for example) cyclists aren't paying, when it's actually the other way around.
#CarBloat has only made it worse.
There's a public misconception that (for example) cyclists aren't paying, when it's actually the other way around.
Please report it via the "see a mistake/typo?" link at the bottom. I just did.
June 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Please report it via the "see a mistake/typo?" link at the bottom. I just did.
Bicycles aren't required by law to be equipped with speedometers.
May 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Bicycles aren't required by law to be equipped with speedometers.
You're mis-reading the sign. It states the *E-Bike motor* is not allowed to propel you greater than 32km/h. At 32 km/h the motor must cut out, beyond that you must pedal or be descending without power to go faster.
32km/h is not a "speed limit" as you're depicting in your post.
32km/h is not a "speed limit" as you're depicting in your post.
May 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
You're mis-reading the sign. It states the *E-Bike motor* is not allowed to propel you greater than 32km/h. At 32 km/h the motor must cut out, beyond that you must pedal or be descending without power to go faster.
32km/h is not a "speed limit" as you're depicting in your post.
32km/h is not a "speed limit" as you're depicting in your post.
Thank you, these are exactly the examples I was looking for. Visualization of specific results like this, i.e. specific examples of success where the data is being put to use.
Cheers, and thank you.
Cheers, and thank you.
May 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Thank you, these are exactly the examples I was looking for. Visualization of specific results like this, i.e. specific examples of success where the data is being put to use.
Cheers, and thank you.
Cheers, and thank you.
Indeed, however that merely comes across as a mission statement. I'm really looking forward to seeing examples of the above taking place based on your data, not just number-of-reports-received.
May 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Indeed, however that merely comes across as a mission statement. I'm really looking forward to seeing examples of the above taking place based on your data, not just number-of-reports-received.
I'm more interested in:
- How many of these obstructions were reported to authorities
- and of these, how many were ticketed as a result
The "number of obstructions reported" is not helpful without seeing a direct benefit, and resulting reduction in said obstructions.
- How many of these obstructions were reported to authorities
- and of these, how many were ticketed as a result
The "number of obstructions reported" is not helpful without seeing a direct benefit, and resulting reduction in said obstructions.
May 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm more interested in:
- How many of these obstructions were reported to authorities
- and of these, how many were ticketed as a result
The "number of obstructions reported" is not helpful without seeing a direct benefit, and resulting reduction in said obstructions.
- How many of these obstructions were reported to authorities
- and of these, how many were ticketed as a result
The "number of obstructions reported" is not helpful without seeing a direct benefit, and resulting reduction in said obstructions.
Northbound 9055 Lochside Dr, North Saanich, BC, Canada.
April 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Northbound 9055 Lochside Dr, North Saanich, BC, Canada.
You can't really, it's genetic. Identical twins brough up in separate families had the same eating problems (i.e. there's nothing "picky" about it). Studies in the late 90's and again in 2024 have confirmed this.
March 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
You can't really, it's genetic. Identical twins brough up in separate families had the same eating problems (i.e. there's nothing "picky" about it). Studies in the late 90's and again in 2024 have confirmed this.