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I think that it is a very fair and comprehensive video considering the short time he had in the city. The big takeaway for me is seeing how surprised Delahanty is at the biking (and streetcar) safety situations. More or less I saw just regular people biking in a regular manner in regular streets, so it's valuable for someone with fresh eyes to say 'yes, this is strange and uncommon'.
 
E-bike delivery guys have a really tough job. But too many of them drive like lunatics on sidewalks, against traffic on one-ways. i saw one guy the other week blow by a school bus with the flashing lights and stop sign out. No effs given! The bus driver leaned on the horn. I also saw a young lady recently pushing a baby stroller on the sidewalk on Yonge St, she screamed at the top her lungs at a delivery guy for zooming by on sidewalk nearly hitting her and her baby. Something has to be done with the motorized delivery bikes. It’s dangerous for everyone involved. They clearly have no respect for traffic or driving regulations.


YouTuber Johnny Strides made a video on these idiots reckless behavior.


 
"Del Duca told council that several seniors told him they stopped going to bingo altogether after racking up numerous infractions on the same route"

Why not just drive the speed limit on your way to bingo? And if you can't drive the speed limit because of your aging faculties, maybe you need a full re-test?
 
evandyk said:
"Del Duca told council that several seniors told him they stopped going to bingo altogether after racking up numerous infractions on the same route"

Why not just drive the speed limit on your way to bingo? And if you can't drive the speed limit because of your aging faculties, maybe you need a full re-test?
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I'm not sure I'd make the leap from speeding to aging faculties. I don't know the data but suspect the vast majority of speeding convictions skew to a much lower age bracket.

This sounds like Del Duca running afoul of the blue rinse crowd.
 
lenaitch said:
I'm not sure I'd make the leap from speeding to aging faculties. I don't know the data but suspect the vast majority of speeding convictions skew to a much lower age bracket.

This sounds like Del Duca running afoul of the blue rinse crowd.
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It's not about speeding per se, it's about being unable to not speed when you know there's a camera there.
 
crs1026 said:
I continue to suggest - let people pay the fine to the charity of their choice. That removes the claim that cameras are a "tax grab"

Paying a fine when you've committed an offense is just..... a just consequence.

- Paul
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When the roadway design tells you the safe speed to drive is 55kph but the posted speed limit says 40 kph, I would say it is unjust to repeatedly fine people for exceeding the speed limit by even 10kph.

You will never eliminate speeding with enforcement. Safety is by design.
 

Why So Many Speed Limits Just Don’t Work​

Speed matters. Numbers on signs, though, don't always get drivers to slow down.

From https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/06/13/friday-video-why-so-many-speed-limits-just-dont-work

Why don't the drivers in your town ever seem to follow the posted speed limit, unless a police officer is actively pointing a radar gun at them — and sometimes, not even then? Virginia-based journalist/YouTuber Justine Underhill has a great explainer on the importance of design speed, and what it will take to get motorists to hit the brakes.

This is a great one to send to anyone in your life (or in your local city government) who needs a 101-level primer on one of the most important but counterintuitive concepts in street safety.
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Monarch Butterfly said:

Why So Many Speed Limits Just Don’t Work​

Speed matters. Numbers on signs, though, don't always get drivers to slow down.

From https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/06/13/friday-video-why-so-many-speed-limits-just-dont-work


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Sometimes I roll my eyes when you post things, but I actually watched this whole video and agreed with it.

Unfortunately a city like Mississauga is doing exactly by and large what she says not to do (just changing the speed limits with zero change in road design). Actually they are putting in tons of unnecessary traffic lights, just like Toronto is, as well.
 
Dan416 said:
Sometimes I roll my eyes when you post things, but I actually watched this whole video and agreed with it.

Unfortunately a city like Mississauga is doing exactly by and large what she says not to do (just changing the speed limits with zero change in road design). Actually they are putting in tons of unnecessary traffic lights, just like Toronto is, as well.
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I feel like Mississauga is not nearly as crazy as Toronto with unwarranted traffic lights, but partly that is due to lower intersection frequency period. Mississauga has some insane signal timing, which leads to red light running.
 
afransen said:
I feel like Mississauga is not nearly as crazy as Toronto with unwarranted traffic lights, but partly that is due to lower intersection frequency period. Mississauga has some insane signal timing, which leads to red light running.
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OK true not as bad as Toronto, but the timings on some lights are terrible, particularly the new one they put by place (Kariya & Enfield). It treats Enfield as if no one on Enfield is allowed to to wait more than 10 seconds to get a green for some reason. I reported it to 311 and no response at all.
 
I think part of the problem is that there's so many wide six-lane arterials in Mississauga. Because there's more lanes, there's more of a need for signals. And pedestrian walk signals and red clearance times for the side streets need to be longer as a result.
On the subject of Mississauga, they've rolled out a lot of leading pedestrian intervals there, some of which are at pretty questionable locations. For example, Erin Mills Pkwy at the Credit Valley Hospital entrance has one, even though it's a T-intersection and Northbound right turns have a slip lane. So as a result, the only permissive conflict with pedestrians is with the Southbound Left.
But the SB LPI still activates even if the SB left turn phase is activated. Meaning that you're basically just waiting there for invisible tumbleweed.
I've emailed the Mississauga about that LPI back in April 30, and it's been a while since I've been to that intersection, so I guess we'll have to wait and see if they respond. I know that the intersection is actually controlled by Peel Region, but they've been blocking my emails.
Oh, and don't even get me started on how they time bike signals there.

BTW, I like this video by Build the Lanes that explains why intersection capacity is much more important than road width when it comes to road efficiency:
 
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