Evkob (they/them) @ Evkob @lemmy.ca

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I wasn't talking about people on group rides, I'm talking about people using bikes as a means of transportation. I agree that people in group rides can sometimes be bothersome road users.

Red lights and stop signs are designed for cars and it's honestly stupid to expect cyclists to treat them the same way. Studies have shown that treating stops as yields when on a bike is safer for all road users.

You should know that it doesn't take "motor vehicle speeds" to cause a (serious) accident.

That's not what I said. I was pointing out how your "swerve into a post because a cyclist ran a red light" is a dangerous situation made possible only by the presence of cars.

Cyclists on the whole break traffic laws a lot less than motorists.

Also, I love how your only example of "the dangers of cyclists" involves someone in a car having to react to a cyclist. If everyone is cycling, speeds are low enough to react and typically avoid collisions even if a potential conflict arises. The "forces someone to swerve" phenomenon mostly happens at the speed of motor vehicles.

A large percentage of your population approves of what is happening, while not requiring the propaganda to reach or hold that conclusion.

I agree with everything else here, but propaganda absolutely plays a role in the current fascist movement in the States. The Venn diagram of Trump supporters and people who watch Fox News is probably pretty close to a circle.

Bicycle insurance and plates? Why? That makes zero sense. We have these for cars because cars are dangerous, not just for funsies. Bicycles don't pose the same danger.

Walking... if you have time and physical ability, but who cares about that, right? It's so cool and eco-friendly to say "just walk 20 minutes".

Yeah it is cool and eco-friendly to walk 20 minutes (assuming one is able-bodied, as you mention.)

"Gay student allowed to graduate" being news in 2025 is really good and fun and fine.

Stay safe, American queers (and PoC, and women, and honestly at this point everyone in the US... maybe except Trump supporters.)

More trains, trams, bicycle and/or e-scooter rentals, walking (a mile is what, 20 minutes walk at most?)

"New Brunswickise" 💀

Ça s'appelle le chiac, thank you very much.

Only one to put out a great solo record after.

This is Ram erasure!

OP linked to an image in the article rather than the article itself, lol

Here's the article!

Hey OP, you can edit posts on Lemmy if you want to fix it!

That I have a tendency towards addiction with drugs. I've been high (marijuana) more often than not for the past decade, with spurts of alcoholism peppered in throughout my adult life. I also had a phase for about a year where I did shrooms once or twice a week.

I still struggle with my consumption, but at least now I'm aware that it can easily get to the point where it affects my life too much and can cut back when I'm starting to feel like I'm getting sucked in. I think I'll always be an addict of some form or another, though.

I miss you <3

(Seriously you're better off without them!)

Ooo definitely saving this post, I really want to try to get in a bike tour to Montréal this summer (coming from New Brunswick). Those trails look gorgeous!

That's well and true, but I think what the person you replied to is getting at is that the representation of an entire riding should not hinge on a single vote. Whether Terrebonne ends up Liberal or BQ, the entire representation of the riding hinging on a few votes is ridiculous, and proportional representation would avoid these issues.

This would make a great post on !bicycles@lemmy.ca if you care to share! Seems like an amazing place to explore on a bike, hope you enjoy 😊

Sriracha on pizza, you're my kind of people.

I actually had somewhat of a dependency on sriracha at one point in my life. I was working at a summer camp, and the food being kinda bland I brought in a bottle of sriracha one day. Then a few others did the same. At the end of the summer, we were basically daring each other to douse our meals in unholy amounts of that rooster's sauce.

It took me three weeks after the job ended to be able to taste anything that didn't have sriracha on it.

Alcohol, I'd open a bar and then I'd have money to buy whatever drugs I want. Probably weed.

Fun fact! GoldenEye's cover art was used as the inspiration for Floop's Fooglies in Spy Kids.

Source: I made it up.

More like we forced sand to think. Sand didn't want this.

I'm super cute, generally a mess, and emotionally unavailable.

I'm definitely my type.