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slicecom
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It’s truly amazing watching drivers on The Esplanade right now with the painted lanes back but the curb separators not yet in place. 90% of them are driving as if the bike lanes don’t even exist. Right down the centre of both bike lanes going eastbound. How did any of these people pass their G1’s without knowing the meaning of a solid white line!?
afransen
Senior Member
More like they just DGAF.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
To be fair, there’s nearly zero enforcement of laws in Toronto.
bearcat
Active Member
turbanplanner
Senior Member
bearcat
Active Member
lol, are this two empty parking spaces just to their left?
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Yep.
afransen
Senior Member
I think some police are actively hostile to cyclists. There is also a culture problem among police where they enjoy the impunity or take some satisfaction in antisocial behaviour.
ownthesky
Active Member
Most North American cops live in the suburbs and drive their cars into the city to work. It's no surprise that influence their views on other road users and impacts how they do their jobs.
robmausser
Senior Member
Except cops on bikes. I once was being harassed by a cop in a car on my bike and a bunch of other cops on bikes came to my rescue and started harassing him for harassing me.
chrisw
Active Member
Dave Shellnut was ticketed at Critical Mass, for a BS reason like left turn on red or not listening to police.
bsky.app
The Biking Lawyer LLP (@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social)
Last night people bikes rode in the rain for bike lanes. Immediately @torontopolice.bsky.social were antagonistic. A dozen bike cops arrived early & took over the main gathering point. The bike cops attending were the same ones who had arrested the @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social Stantec protestors.
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generalcanada
Senior Member
Yea I was there, what was funny was that by ticketing him there, it was like 15 minutes of a blocked intersection at bloor/st georgeDave Shellnut was ticketed at Critical Mass, for a BS reason like left turn on red or not listening to police.
The Biking Lawyer LLP (@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social)
Last night people bikes rode in the rain for bike lanes. Immediately @torontopolice.bsky.social were antagonistic. A dozen bike cops arrived early & took over the main gathering point. The bike cops attending were the same ones who had arrested the @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social Stantec protestors.
He's a thorn in their side. I'm cool with that.
nfitz
Superstar
Oh absolutely. I stepped off the back door of a streetcar once on King Street (outside the pilot area), to find a police car sat there. Well okay, stuff happens ... but there was literally a parking space (many of them) 20 feet further back. As I walked past I sarcastically said "Nice parking" and kept going. He called me back, and then tried to taunt me, as if he was trying to provoke me to do something he could get me for, while his partner stood back. After I got his name and number, he started to bully me over a medical condition I had.
It was absolutely disgusting. If I'd taken the bait, I'm quite sure he'd have happily brought me in on something that was trumped up. De-escalation - as if! This guy had had escalation training!
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