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Fuck your existing lanes and fuck your 1.5-tonne beasts. Make some space, it won't fucking kill you.

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[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

IIUC, in Ontario cyclists are legally allowed to take up a whole lane on most roads.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Legally allowed doesn’t mean a whole lot when it’s 100kg vs 2000kg.

I don’t mean that it’s not a fair point, but is it worth a life?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

We take the lane for safety, actually. There are many situations where it is much safer to take the lane.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

In most coastal US cities, if bike-specific facilities are unavailable or blocked then it's legal to take a full motor lane. At your own peril of course, most drivers and many cops are indifferent to this information. Vehicular cycling is sadly not the answer to getting everyone out on a bike.

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Organized protests should not be too difficult (probably ditto many unorganized ones. 😁🙂).

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you left out an "n't".

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

corrected and thank you for the correction. 😁🙂

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I kinda like it too. 😁

Thanks for posting it!

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Let the motorists know your disapproval. There might be many ways to express such. 😁

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

And these statistics (I would appreciate OOP's sources if they're available) would be good ammunition in the lawsuit filed against the Ontario government for their bill that is spuriously trying to remove bike lanes in Toronto.