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Originally posted by love_child But that still doesnt give the right for a driver to plow through a pedestrian if they are jay-walking in front of them.

Obviously im not advocating running over pedestrians.

But right now toronto drivers usually slam on the brakes and wait for the pedestrian to cross.

In montreal by contrast, you run for your life because you know damn well they arent going to stop. Or at least thats how it used to be.

Me? Im not afraid to use my horn. It may not work for that instance, but im pretty sure if everyone honked these idiots there would be fewer of them in the future

Its classic Pavlov conditioning as far as im concerned

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 Me? Im not afraid to use my horn. It may not work for that instance, but im pretty sure if everyone honked these idiots there would be fewer of them in the future Its classic Pavlov conditioning as far as im concerned

This I agree with. When ever I drive with my girlfriend, she is too timid honk the horn at idiots, drivers or pedestrians. So I make sure to lean over and press it. You have to make idiots feel like idiots.

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Originally posted by Orko This I agree with. When ever I drive with my girlfriend, she is too timid honk the horn at idiots, drivers or pedestrians. So I make sure to lean over and press it. You have to make idiots feel like idiots.

hahhaa...reminds me of several times when pedestrians have walked ALONG the middle of the road in the burbs and i've honked and given them the finger telling them to wake the fuck up and use their brains.

each time's better than the last.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 When even the car hating Toronto Star is writing a front page article about Jwalkers, you know its bad!

i regards to that star piece...

http://spacing.ca/wire/2010/01/27/t...-all-caps-fail/

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Originally posted by gummybear http://www.google.com/hostednews/ca...quGJTPP6aDxWtBQ

gotta love the nanny state!

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

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‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Originally posted by smuncky i regards to that star piece...

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It is perfectly legal to cross the street mid-block in Toronto. The law says you can do it as long as you don’t interfere with traffic, and you’re not right beside a crosswalk.

this is what i thought too.. This is exactly how the peacock jwalker operates. And i think this is fine. But if a car has to slow down for you or you get hit, it should be all on you and no one else.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

so apparantelly today one pedestrian got a ticket for crossing on Bay/Bloor at flashing red light
is this something entirely new? I was under the impression that we can cross as long as the red is still flashing (with a countdown from 10 to 0)

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew so apparantelly today one pedestrian got a ticket for crossing on Bay/Bloor at flashing red light is this something entirely new? I was under the impression that we can cross as long as the red is still flashing (with a countdown from 10 to 0)

i think thats a case of a ticket happy cop. If this indeed is a ticketable offence and they are actually fining people for it, this is a new low even for our city/province.

I dont even think Singapore is that bad

PS: in singapore they had fences along the road so that u could only cross at crosswalks. But here is the catch. Major roads in Singapore were almost like expressways that go through the city but with controlled signaled intersections. Cars moved about 70 or 80 klicks. Pedestrians were kept on the sidewalk to move about freely and cars were kept on the road to move about freely. It seemed to work just fine. Businesses were abundant along the roads, there were lots of pedestrians. Transit was great. And cars moved!

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

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‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

Last edited by Jayx1 on Jan-27-2010 at 23:07

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Originally posted by Jayx1 this is what i thought too.. This is exactly how the peacock jwalker operates. And i think this is fine. But if a car has to slow down for you or you get hit, it should be all on you and no one else.

don't forget to read the original post.

http://spacing.ca/wire/2007/11/20/p...finitive-guide/

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Originally posted by Jayx1 i think thats a case of a ticket happy cop. If this indeed is a ticketable offence and they are actually fining people for it, this is a new low even for our city/province. I dont even think Singapore is that bad

I can't find anything online so I think my co-worker saw it with her own eyes
she mentioned the light was at 2 seconds and flashing

ha, funny question - they stop me and want to issue a ticket, I have no ID on me, what is their next move? can they legal detain a jaywalker?

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