inspired by @peopleprotected we're coming together to create People Protected bike lanes to demonstrate the need for increased cyclist protection and safety.
Waterloo, Ontario
Joined August 2018
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Going to pin this. Dealt with every single one of thes: Ten common myths about bike lanes – and why they're wrong theguardian.com/environment/…
cc @Cycle_WR @TriTAG
People Protected Waterloo Region retweeted
You want to "add red lights" or "build sidewalks" to increase road safety, I want to release a shit ton of wolves into the street
We are not the same
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Remind people almost everyday in the battle for transport investment re-prioritization General public here in Australia just fed the next “congestion-busting” press release!!!
Yet somehow motorists first argument is “we can’t afford protected bike lanes and active transport”
Cars are the most expensive for cities to support. – at Kitchener, Ontario
“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford this in Copenhagen🇩🇰?’
I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it?’ 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure..bicycling.”~ @mortenkabell
Stop injuring and killing us – at Kitchener, Ontario
Busy night for members of our @WRPS_Traffic Unit.
At Homer Watson Boulevard & Old Carriage Drive for a hit and run collision. Cyclist struck by a vehicle and driver left scene. Cyclist has suspected broken leg.
@WRPS_Traffic laid 12,163 charges for Fatal Four offences in 2020.
People Protected Waterloo Region retweeted
“Road safety is a shared responsibility”. Especially during a demolition Derby.
COLLISION:
Dufferin St + Dupont St
- 7 vehicle collision
- 1 vehicle fled the scene
- injuries reported
- expect delays in the area
- will update
#GO2145902
^ep2
Want
New glow-in-the-dark trail connecting Summerwood neighborhoods to @hcpct1 Deussen Park! @TEI_PlanDesign
I saw a cyclist roll through a stop sign once
1) why is this a legal option
2) this is in a 55 mph zone
3) Tesla is enticing users to break the law with the instruments
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Please vote Councillor Gazzola out at the next election.
Councillors approved a plan to reduce speed limits from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. bit.ly/3iCJKEo
People Protected Waterloo Region retweeted
Great thread full of examples why we need to get rid of cars in the cities.
People Protected Waterloo Region retweeted
As someone who walks and rides a bike, here's a handy piece of reference material for Americans who drive—Ten Ways to Know You're Being an Asshole Behind the Wheel™
People Protected Waterloo Region retweeted
Now is a good as time as any to remind everyone that right turns on red have no business in any area that is likely to have pedestrian traffic...or SHOULD have pedestrian traffic.
What’s more shocking is the driver wasn’t charged. Or maybe it isn’t
A shocking video shows a cyclist being attacked as he tries to calmly explain to the furious motorist why the group isn't riding single file....
road.cc/content/news/cyclist…
People Protected Waterloo Region retweeted
Never forget, a 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. As for sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. V/@StreetsblogUSA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
