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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 5h

Vous avez suivi cette situation pendant longtemps, iirc.

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 5h

I wave politely and nicely but firmly and I still wait to make sure "both" lanes of cars stop.

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 10h

This is my favourite marked pedestrian crosswalk where the cars don't stop at but when I cross there you can be very certain that I make the mf'ers stop, oh yes I do.✋
It has recently been improved with flashing lights. And still the bastards won't stop unless the pedestrians force them to stop.

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 10h

Si la piste cyclable est un stationnement gratuit de cinq minutes, alors Ensemble Montréal approuve.

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 10h

Mornings are now BrrrrCold🥶 but overall weather not going to be too bad this weekend for bike riding.

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 13h

No pedestrian is safe in Quebec assuming car drivers will stop at marked & posted pedestrian crossings.
Car drivers simply don't stop, and pedestrians learn early in life that life is more important than assuming car drivers stop for pedestrians.

"Les piétons sont-ils en sécurité à Sherbrooke?"

Les piétons sont-ils en sécurité à Sherbrooke?

Un automobiliste sur quatre a ignoré la présence des piétons et a poursuivi son chemin sans s'arrêter, selon le Conseil régional de l'environnement de l'Estrie.

ici.radio-canada.ca

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 13h

Hunter lost in the forest survived for six days before being found by another hunter.
Tips
Always tell someone responsible where you're going & when you will return
-Always have a way to signal for help (a whistle, blow it 3 times)
-Are you ready to sleep outside without shelter?
-Stay in one place!

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 14h

😳Police trend of police not doing the job they are paid to do is quite a surprise, victims of crime say.
#YourTaxDollarsAtWork
road.cc/content/news...

Police blame media for "inaccurate" stories claiming they won't investigate bikes stolen from train stations if they've been left for longer than two hours... before confirming that's actually correct

British Transport Police insists bike theft victims should be reassured that "even if an offence is not investigated, it still provides valuable intelligence"

road.cc

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

"Vivre sans auto à Sept-Îles"
(Live without a car in Sept-Îles)
lenord-cotier.com/2025/10/08/v...

Vivre sans auto à Sept-Îles - Le Nord-Côtier

Lors de la 11e étude de l'Institut de recherche et d'informations socioéconomiques (IRIS), la ville de Sept-Îles s'est retrouvée une...

lenord-cotier.com

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

"Des conditions parfaites pour dompter le GBC"
www.lerefletdulac.com/sports/des-c...

Des conditions parfaites pour dompter le GBC - Le Reflet du Lac

Les amateurs de vélo de gravelle ont été servis à souhait le week-end dernier (4 au 7 octobre) alors que la 6e édition du défi cycliste GBC 500 s'est déroulée sous des conditions automnales inespérées...

www.lerefletdulac.com

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

We first came here in 1978 (before it was a park) bc we took the phys-ed course Rock Climbing at Champlain Lennoxville Cegep. Unlike high school phys-ed class (basketball layups for five years) the cegep had an exceptional outdoor-sports program bc of instructors Mike Lawrence and Normand LaPierre.

Folie des couleurs: le Parc Harold F. Baldwin s'attend à un gros week-end - Le Progrès de Coaticook

Le Parc Harold F. Baldwin célébrera la «Folie des couleurs» ce samedi (11 octobre). Pour ce rendez-vous automnal, de nombreux amateurs de plein air sont attendus dans les sentiers du mont Pinacle.

www.leprogres.net

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

"Maisons miniatures : record de visiteurs, avenir incertain"
www.lecharlevoisien.com/2025/10/08/m...

Maisons miniatures : record de visiteurs, avenir incertain | Le Charlevoisien

L’année 2025 restera marquante pour Yvan Perron. Son exposition de maisons miniatures, installée près de sa résidence de Cap-aux-Oies aux Éboulements, a attiré plus de 10 000 visiteurs, un record depu...

www.lecharlevoisien.com

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

Just got my New Scientist annual subscription renewed which is an annual gift I receive from someone special.
It's a very good magazine, one of the very best in fact.
www.newscientist.com

New Scientist | Science news, articles, and features

Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

www.newscientist.com

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

It is beautiful weather to visit the trees that are such a delight in October.
On your bike!

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 15h

LaPresse visits Nimbyville. Québec.
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c...

Élections municipales | « Pas dans ma cour » au riche Lac-Brome

Vous avez peut-être vu passer cette nouvelle : au moins 500 villes québécoises ont déjà un nouveau maire, élu par acclamation.

www.lapresse.ca

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 16h

Toronto city hall proudly shouting "See, Brutalism can also be beautiful, something you can love."

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

My wife saw the Jane Goodall film "My Life Among The Wild Chimpanzees" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science symposium in Montreal in 1964.
She was a teen & she said this looks interesting & went down & registered & that's her Jane Goodall story.
www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

Rides should never have a "meh" ending. The last part of the ride should be just as good as the best part of the ride, bc this is the feeling you will be left with when the ride ends and it's #BestPractice to have it be a happy feeling.
#BetterLivingThroughScience

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 14

Important to always cultivate an "end-of-the-ride happy feeling".
#BestDayOfTheYear

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

When bored I'll take a couple of bike selfies and exactly one time ever was the time that I discovered when I got home and looked at the ride pictures that there was a rainbow behind me. #Surprise!

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · Jan 12

St-Julien❤️ is one of those hilltop villages you find here&there in Chaudière-Appalaches.
It's a 11 kilometre climb to get there &that's a good climb, but finally you catch sight of the church in the distance & soon it's the top and the climb is over.
Bonus: the ride down is A+
#BestDayOfTheYear

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 14

Important to always cultivate an "end-of-the-ride happy feeling".
#BestDayOfTheYear

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 14

Time to change the tone and post some #BestDayOfTheYear ride pics.
The one time I ever got up to ride before sunrise turned out... pretty good!

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

(translation of post below)
via @lapresse.ca
"In more than 2400 interactions observed, 62% of drivers ignored people on foot, even if they had the right of way.»
-According to a study in September by @pietonsquebec.bsky.social In 9 municipalities in 6 regions of Quebec.

ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 1d

via @lapresse.ca : « Lors de plus de 2400 interactions observées, 62 % des conducteurs ignoraient les personnes à pied, même si elle avait la priorité de passage. »

Selon une étude de sept. de @pietonsquebec.bsky.social dans 9 municipalités de 6 régions du Québec

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#securitéroutière #visionzéro

Étude de Piétons Québec | La majorité des conducteurs ne cèdent pas le passage

La plupart des automobilistes ne cèdent pas le passage aux piétons lorsqu’ils ont l’obligation de le faire. C’est du moins ce que démontre une étude menée par Piétons Québec.

www.lapresse.ca

Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

And that was the only Outremont city hall monthly council meeting I ever attended in my life and also my Dennis Trudeau was an anti-bike-path crank story.
Hope he got over it, and maybe even used it himself.

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 1d

My wife saw the Jane Goodall film "My Life Among The Wild Chimpanzees" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science symposium in Montreal in 1964.
She was a teen & she said this looks interesting & went down & registered & that's her Jane Goodall story.
www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

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