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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2h

Looks like @addvurt.bsky.social doesn’t subscribe to n+1 🤔

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Hoarding bikes made me ride less

YouTube video by Addvurt Bikes

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 6h

It looks as though the crooked line has been fixed with a wider straight line and some black paint in some spots.
#yycbike

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 11h

Nice! For my 3.5km commute to work only 0.4km is on street with no bike lane. The rest is either separated bike lane with barrier, or is on multi use pathways. 👍

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 14h

These revisions have occurred over a couple years, meaning in that time the bicycle infrastructure has appeared to be in existence to people who don’t ride, but not reliable for those who do ride.

This makes people not use this infrastructure who would, and those who don’t think nobody uses it.🤷‍♂️

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 14h

The reason why this video is being shared and not hidden out of respect due to a fatality is b/c Airdrie has a 30km/h residential speed limit.

This is not to excuse the driver for what happened. Lower speeds are safer for people walking when people driving make mistakes.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

This is not to excuse the driver, but the reason why we are even watching this video and why it’s not a fatality is because Airdrie has a city wide 30km/h speed limit.

30km/h has an significantly lower fatality risk in driver vs walker collisions.
#Calgary #Airdrie

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 3d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 14h

Bingo! 💯

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 14h

Finally the street has the wheeling lane painted all the way to the ramp. They’ve even scrubbed the old paint that led to the old sidewalk ramp. But the original flexiposts are still there blocking the path. 🤨

On street wheeling lane with flexiposts blocking by old ramp.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 14h

So a year later in spring 2025, the raised pathway was pulled back and a dedicated ramp was installed. But the on street wheeling lane was not extended to match the new ramp. So guess what happened. 🤨

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 14h

We’ve come a long way on the 900 block of McDougall Rd NE. When first opened in 2024. The transition from raised pathway to on street wheeling lane was through the sidewalk ramp. There was also no separation from cars on the street, so you know what happened. 🙄

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 15h

What’s wrong with this picture?
#yycbike #Calgary

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

Yes the lower vehicle hood is a big factor here.

The impact was more on the legs which kind of flipped them over and not a body check to the torso and head. They were lucky their head didn’t really hit the asphalt.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

I’d say they are pretty similar, other than the car centricity. Canada is heavily influenced by that American influence.

Was thinking more of people living in America who wanted to escape the topics mentioned but maybe don’t want to move as far away as UK.🤔

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

Fatality risk at 30km/h is less than 10%.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

This is not to excuse the driver, but the reason why we are even watching this video and why it’s not a fatality is because Airdrie has a city wide 30km/h speed limit.

30km/h has an significantly lower fatality risk in driver vs walker collisions.
#Calgary #Airdrie

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 3d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s not forget @tomflood.bsky.social , and this is not to excuse the driver, but the reason why we are even watching this video and why it’s not a fatality is because Airdrie has a city wide 30km/h speed limit.

30km/h has an significantly lower fatality risk in driver vs walker collisions.

Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

The builders of this tower are likely behind the line painting below…

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe, but Calgary has over 1000 km of pathways with painted lines that are perfectly straight. It just doesn’t make sense that they weren’t able to do it here.🤔

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly! That’s what I am thinking.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3d

*crooked 😂

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3d

What are people’s thoughts on the crocket painted line on 15 Ave SW Cycletrack?

Was this done on purpose by someone who wanted it to look ridiculous? Or is it just a funny distraction for a laugh?
#yycBike

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3d

There was new/still construction near Safeway with nothing but closures. No detour.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 3d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3d

Great video on this topic…
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 4d

Another great video by @evanedinger.bsky.social about why he cannot move back to the USA.

Surprised he didn’t mention moving to Canada as an option. 🤔

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How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3d

Evan touches on this in his latest video… bsky.app/profile/tiny...

Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 4d

Another great video by @evanedinger.bsky.social about why he cannot move back to the USA.

Surprised he didn’t mention moving to Canada as an option. 🤔

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How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

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