Comment 108753

By RobF (registered) | Posted February 05, 2015 at 10:14:25 in reply to Comment 108742

This was my first thought as well. You could basically replace "pedestrian" with "cyclist" and get the exact same crap that's been spewed by everyone lately.

Not to be nit-picky, because i get the gist of what you are saying, but not "everyone" is spewing this crap ... quite a few of us are calling it out and pointing out the illogic of blaming pedestrians and cyclists for unsafe designs and speed limits that are hostile to everyone but drivers. It actually weakens our position when we over-emphasize the representativeness of comments found on the Spec.

I'm always reminded of a meeting held in the North End after 30 km/h was implemented ... a fair number of people who spoke vented against the change and the traffic calming devices being installed (bumpouts and chokers). One old-timer stood up and said: "sure kids get hit by cars in the North End, but that happens everywhere." His friend got up and said: "turn that "3" to an "8", and i'd be happy." Only a few people spoke in defense of the changes, but at the end when there was a show of hands to determine roughly how people felt about the traffic plan it turned out the room was divided. At least as many people favored 30 km/h and the traffic calming changes as where opposed. I think of that every time i read the Spec and see the "it's a war on the car" comments in relation to bus-lanes, the Cannon cycle-track, or urbanism in general.

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