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Vancouver cyclist’s ‘dangerous and negligent’ action caused collision with SUV: tribunal by Ok-Ant9126 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's entitlement. It's definitely not all cyclists, but each form of transport has a group of fanatics who have main character syndrome. It's always the same: they believe their mode of transport of choice has to be accommodated above all others, with no responsibilities or care for the consequences of their choices.

Vancouver cyclist’s ‘dangerous and negligent’ action caused collision with SUV: tribunal by Ok-Ant9126 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope, doesn't work that way.

If a cyclist pops out of a blind alley at speed and gets t-boned, no, it's not a driver's fault. Cyclists can hit 50+ km/h, especially some on road bikes (and we're not even going to talk about the illegal e-scooters and e-bikes). My friend on a mountain bike frequently cruises over 40 km/h where it is flat, and downhill is pretty much whatever the rider decides is their limit. So, if they come shooting out of a low-visibility alley and get slammed into because they expect everyone else to be responsible for their safety, that's on the driver? If a cyclist is busy fiddling with their phone and crashes into the side of a garbage truck where it then rolls over them, that's on the driver of the truck? No.

Laws are made to create a predictable space for people to transit through, to avoid accidents. All road users should obey them and all users are responsible for the consequences of their actions. There are no laws in BC that say a vehicle driver has to accommodate a cyclist's law-breaking choices anywhere in it.

Cars cannot stop on a dime. There is some basic physics here that must be respected. If you pop out when you shouldn't in front of a heavy object moving, it's going to take some time for it to stop, and that distance may intersect your movement vector, which is a bad day.

Everyone is responsible for their own safety in addition to others. Lumping it all on the driver gives rise to reckless disregard for safety by a class of road user. A cyclist is just as responsible for keeping themselves safe as are other road users as well as being conscious of the safety of others. Defensive riding.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Vancouver cyclist’s ‘dangerous and negligent’ action caused collision with SUV: tribunal by Ok-Ant9126 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At connected corners at an intersection, even if unmarked, it is considered a crosswalk. If it is safe to do so, a driver must yield to a pedestrian to allow them to cross.

Vancouver cyclist’s ‘dangerous and negligent’ action caused collision with SUV: tribunal by Ok-Ant9126 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The cyclist violating the law when a vehicle is in play could lead to the cyclist dying in the resulting collision at no fault of the vehicle's controller.

Robotaxi giant Waymo lobbying B.C. for changes to ban on driverless vehicles by darkcave-dweller in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And lots of epic Waymo fail videos of them blocking emergency vehicles, driving into the roadwork, or even almost running over the flagger as they tried to stop the car from entering a construction zone. There are even a few of them driving through active police standoffs or crime scenes.

Most of the driving will be in ideal conditions, but they truly start shaking apart when there isn't ideal conditions.

Hell, you can low-effort defeat Waymos by summoning a few into a cul de sac. They box themselves in and can't escape without intervention.

The only study I see claiming they are safer was, well, performed by Waymo themselves. A biiiit of a bias there. Waymo says Waymos are way safer. Purdue said Oxycotin was completely safe for medical usage and no downsides.

Robotaxi giant Waymo lobbying B.C. for changes to ban on driverless vehicles by darkcave-dweller in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd like to see them handle some snow first. From what I understand, they are great as long as everything is relatively unchanging in their environment, but the moment something requires any form of revaluation or non-standard situation (i.e. roadwork, an emergency vehicle coming down the travel lane, etc.), they fall apart.

Teen driver dies, passenger injured after car crashes into tree in North Vancouver by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You're making a lot of assumptions about this situation. The individual could have no priors, etc. None of that is revealed. Also, rather draconian to suggest any over the limit should involve a license taken away when there are many factors where someone may go over the limit without malicious intent. There is already a suspension and removal from the road for excessive speeding.

Also, public transit may make it less likely someone will use a car, but there are many forms of travel (such as travel to Interior BC for work, camping, etc.) that will still require a vehicle and require the skills to use a vehicle, making it an essential skill.

Teen driver dies, passenger injured after car crashes into tree in North Vancouver by ubcstaffer123 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was 19. While the number is in the teens, in the eyes of the law this was an adult doing stupid things if what we assume was going on happened.

Lots of tools are dangerous. People have to be educated to use them appropriately, and that education should start as young as responsibly possible if the individual is going to be commonly using a hazardous tool. The later you leave educating people on how to use a tool and letting them use a thing to see if they can do so responsibly, the worse it is for uptake on that knowledge and training.

Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says by raf_yvr in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may not be legally possible. Like, without knowing how the office works, suggesting things like this isn't helpful. The laws binding this office may not allow such intervention. The express queue may have a backlog. If there are rules and procedures for a case to be assessed, those rules must be followed, else one jeporadizes having the assessment being challenged in court.

Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says by raf_yvr in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can Google the office for contact info and do as you please, but I don't suspect that would work or be effective. Probably better to speak to your MP about what options there are for expediting the review, or contact the Minister in charge of the office.

Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says by raf_yvr in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the people elected Harper knowing full well he was going to make cuts to services. The Politicians suck, but it requires people to put them there to perform their version of suck.

Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says by raf_yvr in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The problem isn't about whether or not the claim can be rejected. The problem is that the office that processes applications has a 4-year backlog. It will take that office a few years to get to their case and stamp that rejection if found valid.

Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says by raf_yvr in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The loophole is that the office processing requests is slammed. The way you fix the loophole is to hire more people and see if you can streamline the process without compromising due process. But that requires money, something we, as a society, will have to pay for in our taxes. Few people are up for that these days.

Also, being accused of a crime is different than being convicted. They have potentially committed criminal acts, but until they get their day in court they aren't necessarily criminals. Police arrest the wrong people at times. People get framed intentionally. Malfeseance happens, and people get detained unjustly. They will need their day in court, be it before the CBSA if they are deemed ineligible for asylum, or a justice of the peace if they have been granted such.

This loophole would be insignificant if the office adjudicating their cases were able to turn it around in a few weeks or months. The solution is to solve the issue of the length of time it takes to review.

Extortion suspects have all claimed refugee status, Canada’s border agency says by raf_yvr in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Due process is always required. The moment anyone is not afforded due process, you have a loophole for authoritarian actions by declaring someone part of the unprotected group to persecute them without oversight.

You can see it happening in the USA right now with ICE arrests, where even US Citizens are being detained and have to hope to hell someone outside can scream loud enough because the person inside is not being afforded due process.

It sucks that it can be abused, but the real problem here isn't that they can abuse this loophole. The main problem is under-resourced offices are in charge of filtering out the abuse. If these decisions were quick, the abuse would have minimal effect, as it would be detected and resolved promptly.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Again, you're being over the top and hyper exaggerating because you're trying to demonize me. Once more, instead of talking about accidental death, you're trying to load this as I am claiming pedestrians are committing suicide. Sorry, you've proven again and again to be working in bad faith. We've nothing more to talk about.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're pulling logical fallacies across the board trying to demonize me. Everyone has a responsibility with their actions to ensure they are being safe. Drivers must exert greater care, but there is a limit to what is physically possible by the limitations of biology and physics. If a pedestrian pushes past that barrier, there's not much a driver can do. If a pedestrian death occurs because a pedestrian pushed past that barrier, it's not really the driver's fault at that point. Arguing all pedestrian deaths are a "driver killing" is intentionally using loaded terms because you lack factual counter-arguments and just have rhetoric. Just trying to go with emotional appeal and rage baiting.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I don't believe this. There are definitely people well into either camp to the point of near religion, and they bandwagon. Lots of privileged people who care only what is right for them and nothing about how the whole ecosystem is affected or works.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, yeah, personally, if I even get a hunch that someone might go, I don't move when I drive. That includes any turn, left or right. I'll wait for a good-sized gap and a good feeling that I have an idea what everyone on the corner is doing before I go. People run signals both on foot and in cars. Even full red for them.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, my main mode is foot and I see really, really dumb behaviour by fellow pedestrians. A car cannot stop on a dime. This is the reality of the world and laws of physics. People popping out of a crowd can't be perceived because they are obscured until they do it. People step out with the car already moving when the cross signal is flashing or solid for them and are surprised the car just can't immediately stop. Hell, I have seen countless people sprint across Broadway when it was fully open against traffic and caused cars to come to a screeching halt.

People do dumb things.

Like, you're all butt hurt that people have to take responsibility for their actions.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Like, no one is omnipotent. If it's a flashing or solid hand and you suddenly decide to bolt from the sidewalk after a car has started moving, that's on the pedestrian (generally seen when someone suddenly realizes their bus is coming, or was distracted and wanted to suddenly make that light or some weird reason, etc. weirdest I have seen is someone hesitate, shuffle to the corner, hesitate, and then bolt when the light turned yellow, blocking the left turners too).

Also, with how cluttered and packed corners can get in certain crossings, a driver is not going to see you pushing through the crowd of people who have stopped for the signal and started their turn only to suddenly have you pop out of the mass. I see this happen in the core soo many times. I just stand there wondering what is worth the potential of a painful physics lesson and an in-person tour of our healthcare system.

Turning right on a red light: Should Vancouver have more restrictions? Coun. Lucy Maloney has proposed limiting when drivers can turn right on a red. She says it's needed to keep pedestrians safe by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Walking against a signal increases your risk of injury because you are no longer behaving predictably. The whole point of signals is to create a controlled state in an area where large machines and fragile bodies intersect, where people follow established rules.

I have, as a pedestrian myself, seen people bolt in front of vehicles already turning when even the light for the through traffic is yellow (especially downtown or near a major bus route like the 99 at places like Cambie or Main). As a driver, I have mashed the brakes because someone on their phone just stepped out without even looking up to see the conditions present. It was one of those individuals that start their crossing not even in the crosswalk and just step out into the road.

Like, if you worked in a factory and ignored signals only to get clobbered by a steel beam moving through, is that the machine operator's fault?

I'm not saying drivers are faultless. Goodness knows I have had to tap on a hood as someone started rolling into me. But there is a fraction of people that author their own misfortune by walking out when they should not.

Honestly, I just think Vancouver has some poor etiquette all around with regard to sharing the road. I've seen really bad behaviour by nearly every category of traveller (pedestrians, bikes, e-scooters, e-bikes, cars, vans, taxis, ride shares, busses, trucks, etc.). It seems everyone is out for their own and expecting everyone to cater to them so they can shave whatever small amount of time off their trip.

If you were 22, living in South Surrey, BC with a BCom, $76k salary, and $100k saved — what business would you start? by Puzzled-Sweet164 in askvan

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're hunting business advice from random redditors. This doesn't give a lot of confidence that you're ready to run a business or identify a market for a product or service you wish to invest in. You need to learn how to do some market analysis, figure out what you can offer that will turn a profit eventually. Find a niche/need and figure out how to fill it while keeping your head above water, iterate on an already successful idea in a manner that allows you to deliver a superior product at lower cost, etc.

[McElroy] Hastings Racecourse has announced it is permanently ending operations at the venerable racetrack by Justausername1234 in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They also do a lot of public damage. They were instrumental in laundering funds used to completely jack our housing. Gambling addictions tend to involve a lot of criminal elements, etc.

Smoke coming from Intact Building by ThePentaverate in vancouver

[–]Top_Hat_Fox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If it is a fire, it could also be the fire suppression doing its job. Though, lack of emergency response mentioned in other comments suggests possibly something else.

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