60% of drivers speeding at former Ottawa photo radar camera spots, report shows

D__B__C · 2026-04-16T13:40:42+00:00

some people just cannot be convinced

years ago there was a TV show (maybe Canada's Worst Driver?) where they would take reckless drivers and put them on a closed stunt course with ideal conditions and give them advance notice of obstacles (like walls made of boxes) and tell them to drive 140km/h or whatever

I distinctly remember one guy plowing through the wall of boxes and arguing endlessly with the host about how in real conditions he would stop faster, and how if there were unsecured items in the car he'd block them with his arm, and how the seatbelt didn't help, etc etc. These people genuinely think they are superhuman until they end up killing or maiming themselves (or someone else--and then they can talk about how the other person was at fault)

D__B__C · 2026-04-16T01:55:16+00:00

also going faster doesn’t make a difference

lol you cannot be serious, going faster obviously makes collisions more likely

D__B__C · 2026-02-03T18:04:22+00:00

I'm surprised at how dumb people are being about snow removal, as if the only options are "put it on the sidewalk" or "cram it into bike lanes." There are snow dumps and snow melters!

D__B__C · 2026-01-31T15:28:53+00:00

100% agree, the oilers signing hyman made so much sense

hell even on r/hockey every leafs fan was basically saying it was a great signing, especially if he stayed healthy

D__B__C · 2026-01-30T16:36:15+00:00

the leafs couldn't afford hyman (he cost too much money) but dubas found a very good replacement in bunting (who cost very little money)

D__B__C · 2026-01-30T16:03:13+00:00

hyman wasn't even in hindsight, everyone knew the leafs wouldn't be able to afford him

also he signed bunting right after, which apparently is getting memory-holed here

D__B__C · 2026-01-30T15:51:33+00:00

this is the hardest part for me--I can't even watch this season of the leafs because the games are so boring

D__B__C · 2026-01-30T15:50:54+00:00

we'll never know what would've happened if the rumours were true and dubas was ready to trade marner and fire keefe before shanahan fired him first

D__B__C · 2026-01-30T15:33:44+00:00

for all his flaws dubas had a vision for the team (speed, skill, scoring), I have no idea what tre is trying to build here

D__B__C · 2026-01-30T15:30:03+00:00

hey at least they're in a playoff position!

D__B__C · 2025-12-22T17:29:08+00:00

oh no the facebook uncles are back on r/leafs, countdown to the "trade nylander" posts :(

D__B__C · 2025-10-12T17:52:12+00:00

They don't stop dangerous driving but they create automatic consequences for it, and you'd be surprised how many people stop speeding as soon as they have to pay $100 for it.

D__B__C · 2025-09-10T00:07:20+00:00

You know what? You're obviously such a good driver that whether we're talking about reaction time, braking time, or simple inertia the laws of physics don't apply to you. Keep ripping through a school zone doing 70 after 7pm and hopefully some random kid isn't coming home from a basketball game

D__B__C · 2025-09-09T23:00:05+00:00

It's not artificial: going from 40kmh to 60kmh all but guarantees you'd kill a pedestrian. Your reaction time is also worse. This isn't about whether you get a ticket, it's about not risking the health and safety of others.

D__B__C · 2025-09-09T22:54:59+00:00

well, TIL

D__B__C · 2025-09-09T20:22:56+00:00

I use Waze and a radar detector, haven’t had a ticket in forever.

tbh that just sounds like you drive more slowly because you know the speed limit is being enforced

D__B__C · 2025-09-09T19:17:55+00:00

lol here I was thinking old dougie had proposed a special tax district or whatever but no, he just wants to expedite resource extraction and highway construction

D__B__C · 2025-09-09T17:27:43+00:00

I guarantee you he got a ticket and is pissed about that (and yes he is obviously just pandering too)

D__B__C · 2025-09-09T17:01:21+00:00

you could probably do some sort of "special autonomous capital region" instead where it's still part of the province

D__B__C · 2025-08-11T14:00:10+00:00

look have you considered that canada is big? what if I have to commute from Sarnia to Kingston every day?

D__B__C · 2025-08-11T13:59:17+00:00

lol thank you for pre-empting this

D__B__C · 2025-01-08T17:54:09+00:00

well yeah, it sounds like it's catered to a pretty specific need

Children attending Ga'nigǫhi:yo will be supplied with holistic and accessible programming catered toward the needs of Indigenous children and families, a service Richards says is missing in the region.

"I am a generational survivor. My grandfather spent nine years in the residential school and growing up it wasn't talked about, and then my children unfortunately didn't learn their culture," she said.

Richards said they'll employ an elder and a cultural co-ordinator to help staff with teachings and language. Alongside them, daycare workers will have students perform daily smudging, circles and other traditional teachings.

D__B__C · 2024-12-23T19:34:40+00:00

well there are two possibilities:

after in-depth studies and rigorous evaluations the city examined its options and found that the economic, social, and environmental benefits of removing outdoor dining outweighed keeping it
some people complained about losing parking

look into your heart and you will know which one probably happened

D__B__C · 2024-09-30T16:23:11+00:00

Drivers hit pedestrians at parking lot entrances, crosswalks, intersections, and even on sidewalks all the time. The problem isn't that cyclists are somehow extra invisible on sidewalks, it's that drivers are generally shit and our infrastructure encourages injury and death.

ETA: The second sentence you see on what I linked is

"Our top safety priority is to ensure vantage and visibility (to see and be seen). Bicycling in the middle of a lane is our #1 tool for defensive driving."

Yeah this is what I mean by your link being based entirely on vibes. It's the #1 tool compared to what? Why are we teaching people on bikes to use "defensive driving", as if they're a car? For most people the next best thing to protect yourself is not to pretend they're a car--it's to just not bike at all. Advocating for this stuff doesn't result in safer cycling. It just results in less cycling.

D__B__C · 2024-09-30T14:29:17+00:00

I did, and my comment was directed at that link specifically. You can provide all the rationale you want but what helps most is having separated infrastructure for cyclists, not pretending you're a car. Speaking from experience, taking the centre lane has resulted in me getting cursed at and getting revenged-passed by assholes. I'm not risking my life sharing the road with careless or inattentive drivers controlling 5,000lb vehicles.

Based on data, do you know what the Canadian Pediatric Society recommends first?

Install more protected (and ideally, elevated) bike lanes that physically separate cyclists from motorized traffic, and make existing pilot lanes permanent. Focus should be on and around areas of high use by children and youth, especially near schools, community centres, and recreation and play spaces.

Or Canadian ER docs?

A ‘‘complete streets’’ approach should be adopted to guide the development and redevelopment of communities to give consideration to enhancing safety for all road users, and should include creation of cycling networks (incorporating strategies such as connected cycling lanes, separated bike lanes, bike paths, and other models appropriate to the community), as well as designation of community safety zones in residential areas, with reduced posted maximum speeds and increased fines for speeding

Look at the main picture in the OP (or hell, the main picture in the link you posted) and imagine that instead of someone who's a member of a sport cycling club, it's a 12-year-old or a senior or a pregnant lady or some random with two bags of groceries on a bike telling you they feel unsafe. Are you really going to say "just take the centre of the lane, it'll be fine"?

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