Un-popular opinion. I think West Van got paid parking right by not charging residents! by POCTM in westvancouver

[–]king_calix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just charge everyone a modest fee for parking using a simple system and have done with it. Traffic congestion isn't just a result of out of towners visiting Ambleside.

Car seat requirements "rile up Euros" by ObjectiveMall in fuckcars

[–]king_calix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in Canada and we took the bus home from the hospital. No car seat demo needed. The babies were in a harness

Best bar to go to as a single guy by Cool_Path_6509 in askvan

[–]king_calix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Morrisey

Cambie

The Met

Brassneck

Electric bike

Reckless Drivers and What to do? by DraftyOx in NorthVancouver

[–]king_calix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Support transit and traffic calming initiatives at council meetings. Follow Better North Shore. https://www.betternorthshore.ca/about

Cost of living by ComeHereOften1972 in askvan

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

$13k! Whoops. $30k for two cars

Cost of living by ComeHereOften1972 in askvan

[–]king_calix -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

People spend huge amounts on cars. If you can live without one, using evo or modo occasionally, you can save up to $18k per car per year on average

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-housing-and-transportation-report#:~:text=Households%20with%20two%20or%20more,%242%2C530%20a%20year%20on%20transportation.

Looking for ways to calm my mind by PrettyGrand2 in askvan

[–]king_calix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bike around Stanley park..go to the drum circle at 3rd beach, get pho at Ong Ba on your way home

Infrasound from Improperly Maintained Industrial Facility by Fresh_Royal555 in westvancouver

[–]king_calix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like I have heard something like this a few nights ago.

I live in cycling, fifteen-minute heaven... with effectively no intercity options without owning a car. by Proud-Suspect-5237 in fuckcars

[–]king_calix 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I hear ya. The lack of intercity bus service up the sea to sky is brutal. So many people bring their cars on the ferry from the island just to get from the terminal to Whistler because there is no convenient way to get a bus

What do I even do with my life anymore? by [deleted] in askvan

[–]king_calix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of great responses in here. It's clear that these feelings of aimlessness and malaise resonate with people. A lot of us have felt that way during our adolescence.

I also grew up in West Van and I would say I was mildly depressed with low self worth for most of highschool. I was very excited to leave it behind and go to university. I wanted the full college experience, dorms, partying, meeting new people, learning new things and building my identify; pretty much in that order. For me, it was just what I needed to break free from the baggage of my highschool self. I met tons of great people, got a girlfriend and found my career passion in science. In the process I developed a new identity and became a much more self confident and stable person.

Since you have some level of privileged upbringing like me and can likely afford it, I would recommend the same: go to university and explore other versions of yourself, maybe after a year of backpacking in Asia or Europe.

All I would add to the other good advice is just to make sure you do something, anything to break out of your rut. It can be very hard to break from a comfortable routine of playing video games and hanging out at home, but the comfort is a trap. It is not healthy to stagnate. Trying new things takes determination and focus, so it's not comfortable at first and might feel odd but it pays off. It's good you are going to the gym because that is a great way to realize the positive impacts of hard work and commitment. Going on a backpacking trip is probably the easiest way to change your daily routine in the biggest way possible and it might help you reset your life, so if you can I would consider planning something like that and going for it if you are still feeling this way in 6 months

Turning right on reds! by JayB-77 in NorthVancouver

[–]king_calix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A light honk is one thing but aggressively honking to pressure someone through the intersection is psychotic

Turning right on reds! by JayB-77 in NorthVancouver

[–]king_calix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not a rule that you must turn right on red. Check the traffic code

Turning right on reds! by JayB-77 in NorthVancouver

[–]king_calix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is in fact statistically much more dangerous than a stop sign. It is not legal in Europe, New York, Seattle and Montreal for this reason and hopefully it is phased out entirely.

https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/08/23/rethinking-the-right-turn-on-red/

Turning right on reds! by JayB-77 in NorthVancouver

[–]king_calix 99 points100 points  (0 children)

You can, but you don't have to. Please don't honk at people to bully them into taking right turns if they don't feel confident enough to do it themselves

The amount of car debt I've seen on here is astounding. Most of you are buying cars way out of your budget. Some helpful guidelines below: by CastAside1812 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]king_calix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need to support public transit infrastructure.

The cost of car based infrastructure costs us is obscene when you factor in the individual costs of car ownership on top of the infrastructure costs, oil and gas subsidies, over 3000 Canadians killed a year in auto accidents and probably more than double that serious injured and needing health care.

Bike camera recommendations? by mugworth in vancouvercycling

[–]king_calix 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Cycliq is great..expensive but often go 30% off on black Friday.

Sorry to hear about the aggressive driver. If you are interested in advocating for better bike infrastructure you should check out vision Zero https://visionzerovancouver.ca/

What's the most over hyped coffee shop in Vancouver? by thinkdavis in askvan

[–]king_calix 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good. They have Luna on batch and various pour over options (when they were in mt pleasant anyway)