A lack of enforcement is very much a problem around here.
People speed, illegally park, don't stop when they should, turn when they shouldn't. All because they can get away with it.
Showroom7561
joined 2 years ago
They do nothing
Disappointed, but not surprised.
Some drivers on Ontario highways drive a minimum 140km/h... 😞
If all the people on that bridge were in cars, it would be bumper to bumper traffic.
It goes to show you that if you want to move people, build more things like that.
UK for instance has places with delivery twice a day
WTF?? What mail do you guys get that you need it delivered twice a day????
I might get something "important" (i.e. from the government) maybe a few times a month. Bills are nearly all electronic. A few packages are delivered by Canada Post, but none are urgent enough to need even a daily delivery service.
Of course, I'm only speaking for myself. Maybe there are people who still get a ton of mail, but I can't imagine it's the majority.
For now, I've been totally fine with a regular bike + various trailers or pannier bags to accommodate my expected load. That way, I still have a regular bike, but can haul all kinds of stuff if I need to.
Tern has a few new backloader cargo bikes, that can apparently haul another adult. I'd consider that one over a bakfiet (for my needs), but everyone I've met who has a bakfiet is just so full of joy over it!
That said, Burley just announced a new trailer, "The Hopper". In my home, trailers are the real N + 1! 😂
I'd have no problem if urban mail took a week, while resources were used to make sure that rural service was more timely. But I also don't know how much is spent on rural delivery vs. urban mail. I have a friend who works for Canada Post, maybe I should ask. LOL
We have a few speed and red light cameras, and they do work!
But we have even more signs that simply tell a driver what their speed is, then strobe when they go over. It does nothing but tell them what they already know (their speed!).
And to add to the frustration, none of the municipalities in my area will charge a driver based on photo/or video (like they do in the UK). So, the faster you can go, the more likely you won't get caught. I had a guy going 90km/h in a 40km/h the other day (according to my bike radar), and he moved so fast that my camera couldn't pick up his plates. Not that I could have reported him anyway, but that's not the point 😮💨
I absolutely know what should be done, but it's extremely difficult to convince planners and decision makers to do it.
Hell, I was told by a city planner that the only way they could put painted lines on some bike routes was if they kept on-street parking (NIMBYs did not want safe roads).
So, now have bike routes with painted "bike lanes", but people just use it as a parking lane, making it more dangerous for cyclists... maddening, and unnecessarily frustrating.
And in other areas, we have bollards to slow down traffic, but guess what? Assholes park in a way that makes it dangerous for cyclists!
Like this guy:
Or this guy:
No, i am currently learning driving and that would confuse me so much
For clarity, the idea is that the sign would not turn on unless you were speeding. So there should be no confusion, and it would be no different from the current "YOUR SPEED IS" signs (except, that those are always on and tend to strobe when people go over the limit).
My thought is that someone might not be bothered by being told what speed they are going. After all, they SHOULD ALREADY KNOW! But if they are told what the consequences are for speeding in real time, perhaps it might deter some drivers or bring attention to those who are unaware?*
*Some are just assholes who will speed no matter what. And then run from the police when they are spotted. You can't really deter those drivers with a sign, or laws...
"Go fast enough to ignore traffic signs. CHECKMATE!" /s
I hear you. I'm just so frustrated by drivers ignoring those YOUR SPEED signs. Maybe a dose of "You're going fast enough to get a $400 ticket!" might just get their attention. But probably not... 😫
I’d rather they just put some resources towards fucking enforcement.
Story of my life. Believe me, I'd rather they just enforce the rules, but after having witnessed too many drivers ignore those "YOUR SPEED" signs, I wonder if taking a different approach would work.
I'd personally want to have automated speed enforcement and actual traffic-calming measures, but there must be something low cost that drivers would be responsive to.
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I wonder how long that line of traffic would be if those people waiting for the bus were in cars.
(lemmy.ca)
It's also infuriating that cars still take funding priority, when there's obviously a massive demand (and need) for more public transportation options here.
I agree. And I'd have them ahead of every stop sign if I could!
At the very least, speed bumps should be on all roadways that are designated bike routes.
Of course, NIMBYs fight hard against speed bumps.