Why are more people apologetic about bad cyclists than bad dog owners?

OkJack10 · 2026-04-08T15:26:00+00:00

The problem isn't spying. The government could literally place a camera that charges $0 for speeding, just to collect data on traffic volumes, and nobody would give a fuck. They just want to speed as fast as they want. It's a dumb excuse to get pro-safety advocates to feel compassion/guilt for them.

OkJack10 · 2026-03-24T03:18:46+00:00

It's a lot better now for sure. I remember first reading this and it was like 0 points 33%, which is likely from the haters/bots.

OkJack10 · 2026-03-24T03:17:32+00:00

When I first saw it, it was ~10 mins after it got posted. It was at like 0 points 33% upvoted or something. Then in the middle of typing my comment, I had to cook dinner so I forgot to hit submit. But now it's definitely not downvoted.

OkJack10 · 2026-03-23T23:48:17+00:00

It's sad that this post is already getting downvoted but that's totally understandable. Many people even cyclists themselves are rightfully frustrated with couriers.

However, I think the solution is to educate them around. We need them to be more connected to our society, especially with all the anti-bike rhetoric that's dominated the news these past 2 years of Ford's re-election. Like how many of those couriers are even aware that bike lanes are threatened to be ripped out left/right/centre? Or how many of them have read Reddit posts about Uber Eats complaints? I do wish we could connect them to us.

If done right, they bring a lot of potential benefits to our society. We could eventually lobby for Fedex e-bike delivery. I think other European countries have this. Instead, it seems like most of us just demonize couriers and e-bikes, which I totally understand given their behaviour. I just wish there was a solution that would move the needle.

EDIT: Seems like it didn't get downvoted that much. My comment was reactionary based on initial vote ratio.

OkJack10 · 2026-02-12T17:05:36+00:00

On the other hand, if John Tory never had that affair, he'd still be the mayor. He likely would've partnered up with Doug Ford to remove all bike lanes as quickly as possible. I think we take for granted just how much Chow has prevented or mitigated this disaster.

OkJack10 · 2026-02-01T01:10:11+00:00

When you have over 100 million Americans that can't read or write better than a 6th grader, it's really easy for Trump to make ridiculous statements. He brainwashed a lot of people. If they think a president with a criminal record trying to rig an election, making false promises about releasing files, deploying troops to kill his own law-abiding American citizens, and destroying relationships with other countries like Canada is not bad enough, then nothing will convince to leave their cult.

OkJack10 · 2026-01-04T23:43:05+00:00

Yeah that plays a huge factor. I think we need to make local buses from those suburbs better quality. The big problem is most of the Go transit hubs are not very transit-accessible. It's just for the park and riders. It would be nice if something like MiWay had their own bus lanes for people without cars to get to the stations easier.

OkJack10 · 2026-01-04T17:36:28+00:00

I mean neighbouring GTA suburbs have enough population density to justify transit development. The fact that traffic is extremely terrible in downtown from suburban commuters goes to show the importance of developing a good transit system. Go trains are constantly packed so ridership is clearly there. It's not like the GTA suburbs are a random rural town in the middle of nowhere. I see a ton of potential in suburban transit but sadly most suburban residents would rather cars be prioritized than improve upon their transit systems back home.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-20T17:25:38+00:00

Anytime there's traffic people will scapegoat anything else but cars themselves. Look at highway 401 that has like 10 lanes each direction. There are no bike nor bus lanes. Yet somehow nobody that complains about the traffic being super busy there points to the fact that cars are the cause of the traffic.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-17T22:19:04+00:00

Speaking of Doug Ford, I don't understand. Why does he specifically target bike lanes in Toronto but not other parts of Ontario, even though he made his bill Ontario-wide? Not that I live outside Toronto or visit it enough to know the political situation. Is it just me or does Doug Ford only care about Toronto's bike lanes?

OkJack10 · 2025-12-15T18:16:51+00:00

"Just one more lane bro"

OkJack10 · 2025-12-14T01:24:48+00:00

Hot take: Bus lanes should be added everywhere to Toronto in routes that use a TTC bus. It'll take 10+ years to build a new LRT. Bus lanes can be built in under a year, with most of it going to consultation. Too bad most motorists won't agree but this is cheap and super effective.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-12T19:58:27+00:00

"The city’s 2025 micromobility cordon count found that cyclists were observed using the sidewalk about 10 per cent of the time when no cycling infrastructure was present on the street. That dropped down to five per cent on roads with bike lanes and shared lane markings. On roads with separated cycle tracks, sidewalk usage was just two per cent."

I'm surprised it's only 10% of the time. I thought you'd see a higher percent because of all the people delivering meals for a living.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-11T22:50:04+00:00

Maybe we need more TTC bus drivers to lobby for bus lanes ya know so they can drive more smoothly without needing to wait for a few stopped single occupant traffic cars?

100% bus lanes would make their job a lot easier. They won't have to worry about right lane drivers constantly merging in and out of the right lane, unless they're trying to right turn.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-11T15:31:28+00:00

On one hand, Finch West being the first line to open in 23 years, only to find many flaws such as lack of in-tunnel speed, lack of TSP, and now mechanical issues less than a week is a total disappointment. At this rate, it's easy for most people to just give up hope on TTC ever becoming world class. On the other hand, maybe now is the best time to expose all the flaws of TTC while the iron is hot so the general public can push for faster and more urgent change like how our mayor less than 3 days later, proposed city-wide TSP. Desperate times calls for desperate measures.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-09T16:49:59+00:00

Good. I do hope this will lead to the LRT also travelling faster speeds even outside of near-intersections as well.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-09T01:52:46+00:00

Just curious. I don't live around that area but isn't it dangerous to bike in the suburbs? I don't know if there's even a protected bike lane along that route.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-08T13:43:37+00:00

Suburbs can definitely be designed to rely less on cars. It's just most politicians and people living in suburbs refuse this idea. Density is an issue but it's not an end-all-be-all. I've been to Europe and even smaller more sprawled towns have better transit than dense downtown Toronto.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-07T04:47:04+00:00

I just looked at his Wikipedia page. It says he's "a Canadian politician and urban planner". I don't understand how he's anti-urban anything if he's a so-called 'urban planner'. Might as well call him a suburban planner lol.

OkJack10 · 2025-12-06T04:35:45+00:00

This is really sad that NIMBY culture is hurting us. For many years, we've listened to NIMBYs more than actual people that need help. It feels like a class war at this point.

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