Kwerl@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agoA massive police force has taken over Toronto streets to guard the removal of bike lanescdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1457
arrow-up1457videoA massive police force has taken over Toronto streets to guard the removal of bike lanescdn.imgchest.comKwerl@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square80linkfedilink
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-214 days agoMy guess is the fear of being mowed down by an SUV.
minus-squareScrollone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 days agoAlso, “normal” people (i.e. not activists) are more afraid of taking a bike if there’s not bike path. So they end up clogging traffic even more by going by car.
minus-squareclif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agoThis is me (US, not Canada, but same situation) I’d cycle more if there were bike lanes but there’s not more bike lanes and there are a lot of people driving who are oblivious, assholes, or both
minus-squarepossumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoSounds like a suitable protest, everyone drives and parks their car. Now nobody moves.
minus-squareScrollone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoThat’s just traffic with extra steps
minus-squarepossumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoYes. It’s a protest. Nobody moves.
My guess is the fear of being mowed down by an SUV.
Also, “normal” people (i.e. not activists) are more afraid of taking a bike if there’s not bike path. So they end up clogging traffic even more by going by car.
This is me (US, not Canada, but same situation)
I’d cycle more if there were bike lanes but there’s not more bike lanes and there are a lot of people driving who are oblivious, assholes, or both
Sounds like a suitable protest, everyone drives and parks their car. Now nobody moves.
That’s just traffic with extra steps
Yes. It’s a protest. Nobody moves.