• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I’m east of the city, and we don’t have nearly the same amount of cyclists as you do, but only very few ever cautiously ride through a stop sign. I won’t lie, but I did see quite a few cyclists going through stop signs when I was in the city last weekend… not putting anyone in danger, just to save time.

    I thought I read about a protest in Toronto where cyclists were stopping at EVERY stop sign as a large group, backing up traffic in an act of malicious compliance. I’d be totally down for that if crazy motorists didn’t turn their rage onto me, rather than onto these outdated rules.

    I agree that e-bikes can level the playing field, but the general public shouldn’t need to have a powered bike to have fair rules, either.

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      1 year ago

      That protest sounds amazing. Motorists can’t actively rage at a large group of cyclists. 🤭

      Yes, ebikes shouldn’t be needed by everyone to cycle safely. The rules are bad and so is the infrastructure.

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        1 year ago

        Found it! It was in protest to cyclist harassment by Toronto Police in High Park.

        Perhaps the cyclists in Barrie need to stage something similar :)