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@ttomlin.bsky.social
Lover of two wheels, purveyor of cycling stuff, Godfather of the HFX Winter Bike League. ______________________________ "How can he be so skinny and live soooo phat." ______________________________ Dartmouth. NS. Atlantic Canada. Planet Earth.
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βCyclists are often perceived as recklessly flaunting road laws. A new study challenges this perception. The study found only 5% of cyclists broke road rules while riding on bike infrastructure versus 66% of motorists who broke rules while driving.β Safe bike infrastructure fuels rule-following.
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remember when the Windsor St Exchange costs increased by 757% and there was no discussion about drivers taking an indirect route or sacrificing their safety? Or even any cost cutting at all? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Shout it from the rooftops!!
This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com
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Traffic Safety Act & Regs are law from Monday, thread 1/ Vision Zero tells us actions by authorities have the most impact on road safety. The TSA does not establish a duty or framework for authorities to improve safety (compare Mexico) www.advocacyincubator.org/case-studies...
The new Nova Scotia Traffic Safety Act & Regulations is an improvement on the outdated MVA but gaps & contradictions remain that could threaten implementation, interpretation & impact. Read our media release & submission for our assessment from a #VisionZero lens #NSPoli
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Anyone asking this question doesnβt understand, or doesnβt want the rest of us to understand, what property taxes are for. Obviously, your share of municipal infrastructure costs and services etc donβt end when you pay off your home. Theyβre as likely to rise as they are to drop. Obviously.
βIβm old. Iβve paid my home off,β said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. βWhy would I pay property tax?β Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.
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ββ¦there is no empirical evidence that ties bike lanes as the sole source of congestion, (nor) is there data that shows removing bike lanes help with better traffic flowβ¦removing bike lanes leads to less safe roads for cyclists and pedestrians.β Contact Doug Ford 416-325-1941 premier@ontario.ca
What Fordβs own staff said about bike lanes: Internal records show provincial bureaucrats refuted Doug Fordβs arguments before he ordered Toronto bike lanes removed via @thestar.com
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Cyclists were often called βscorchers.β In the 1890's, βA new menace appeared in the streets: the βscorcherβ or bicycle speed fiend, βthat idiot with head sunk between bent handle bars,β body thrown forward and pedaling at top speed,β wrote Peter Salwen, author of (New York's) Upper West Side Story.
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New study shows link between cars and traffic
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Halifax Examiner reporters thrown out of EverWind data centre announcement in Point Tupper By @joanbaxter.bsky.social and @dartjenhen.bsky.social
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Funny how we need to consult every living person three times to build a bike or bus lane, yet some things that are far more impactful on communities just happen www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tell Danielle that Halloween is still a couple weeks away.
My first stop was Alberta, the only province not boycotting Californian wines. I spoke to provincial leaders about the importance of the Canadian market to California farmers and the importance of continuing close collaboration on dairy, beef and energy trade.
Thinking back to my post 2 months ago asking why Canadians continue to support companies like Apple even in times of 'Elbows Up'
The Washington Post obtained the list of donors funding Trumpβs ballroom, that includes Apple ($25m), the Adelsons ($25m) and the Winklevoss twins ($5m). Not on the list: Trump, who said the ballroom would be paid β100% by me and some friends of mineβ. Gift link.π wapo.st/4yiUDPx
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It's never been about the bike lanes. It's so much bigger than that. If it was *just* about bike lanes, the province would have jumped at the city's much less expensive proposal to add back a traffic lane and keep the bike lanes. But they rejected it. #Bill212
Doug Fordβs war on bike lanes isnβt about trafficβitβs part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests. @breachmedia.ca dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some myths along the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCz...
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WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC? Banner from 2024 in Toronto over the Gardiner Expressway. Would be nice to see this one again. πΈ @martinreis.bsky.social
Bell Helmets since Day 1!
In 1975, Bell Sports introduced the first commercially successful #bicycle helmet for bicyclists. That polystyrene-lined, hard shell head protection was called the "Bell Biker". MSR (Mountain Safety Research) had begun selling a bicycle helmet, an adaptation of their mountaineering helmet, in 1974.
It's simple and it's win-win.
I ride my bike everywhere because it's fast and convenient and saves me a lot of money. It's pro-social too, I'm not spewing exhaust in anyone's face and I use a very tiny fraction of the road infrastructure that cars do. It's a win win. How the F did cycling become such a cultural flashpoint?
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Elon Musk keeps threatening Canada's sovereignty, and Canada's leaders....keep posting on his social media platform? Non-MAGA politicians, journalists, business leaders: give your head a shake and stand up for your country. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/14/o...
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Car into lesbian bar San Francisco, California #CarIntoBuilding π³οΈβπ Fundraiser here: www.jolenessf.com/event-detail...
@carintobuilding.bsky.social Jolene's in San Francisco missionlocal.org/2026/10/two-...
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We do not agree that more research is needed. The speeding problem in Nova Scotia is systemic, cultural, harmful and must be addressed with established proven technology
Shoutout to @safehrm.bsky.social for his comments in this interview. Follow @visionzerokh.bsky.social for more advocacy. youtube.com/watch?v=CW24...