So recently there was some bullshit that was going down in the street of Toronto. A bunch of people (see: idiots) wanted the city to change the speed limit on ALL STREETS to 10km/h. Yes ten, that’s not a typo. The reason for this is Toronto seems to be having a problem with pedestrians and cyclists getting run over. All the blame goes to the driver of the car, always.

It starts off with pedestrians, they are in a hurry to go to work or to catch a bus so they cross the street in the middle of nowhere. Hey asshole, that’s what an intersection is for. These pedestrians feel that THEY always have the right of way. There would be a left turn arrow for cars to turn, then there would be a pedestrian trying to cross. Here’s a tip: it says “don’t walk” for a reason. If you get hit, it’s your own fucking fault. Sure the driver COULD have stopped, but you also COULD have waited an extra 15 seconds.

Cyclists make the whole thing worse by trying to be a pedestrian/car hybrid but fails at being both. They try to ride their bikes on the street and manage to create traffic by blocking a lane. Then they use the crosswalk to get to the other side. When they use the sidewalk they just end up running into people. “Get out of my way” they say. No asshole, stop riding your bike into me. I’d say biking should only be allowed in the special biking lanes, but there aren’t a lot of them and it would be impossible to get around. The city of Toronto is also spending large amounts of money trying to improve the conditions for cyclists including paving the snow in the winter for bike routes. Are you fucking kidding me? Who the hell goes biking in the winter anyways? All resources should be put into paving the streets. After all, hundreds of thousands of people use them, daily.

So the moral of the story? Watch out for cars, they are dangerous.