Bicycle Seen

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Safe streets for cyclists, pedestrians and better transit make cities better for everyone. Last day posting on other app, Nov 19, 2024.

Cyclist wiring on a road at about 30 kph in the bike lane with traffic and gets over taken by someone on a level 3 ebike capable of going 45 kph.
Screen cpature of Google Maps Streetview of section on Carling Rd in Ottawa the road narrows from having a shoulder to no shoulder at all. With the speeds that people drive here it is very dangerous for cyclists.
Point of view of a child sitting in the back seat of a car. All they see is the back of the front seat and if they lean over the center console and above the wind shield. They cannot see much outside of the car.
An adult trike made out of bamboo (frame and fenders) with a large wicker basket on the back.
A bamboo road bike locked up to a bike rack. The frame (top tube, down tube, seat tube, seat stay and chain stay) is made out of bamboo. The rest are traditional bike parts. It's made by Zambikes.
A man holding a cordless drill with one hand on a flat surfave. The drill has pencil it is and the man is holding a pencil sharpener on the end of the pencil with the other hand. He is sharpening a pencil using a drill.
A clyclist is riding on a pathway, when a bird swoops down from the left and flies in front of them for a second, then flies off to the left. That part is then replayed at 1/2 speed.
A cyclist is riding on a road and there'a a firetruck blocking the two right lanes and the bike lane. He rides around the firetruck and there's a collition where a pickup truck with a trailer rear ended a small car at an intersection.
Cyclist is stopped waiting for the light to cross a street. The light for left turning drivers turns redm a few seconds later the cyclist starts to cross. About 6 seconds after the red light a driver in a black sports car turns anyways. The cyclist was vigelent having shoulder checked and stopped. The driver then proceeds to stomps on the gas and accelerates quickly.
Damaged train rail following a large storm. The underside of the rails along with rail ties have been washed away.
Yahoo sign in Calgary as seen from behind. It reads OOHAY.
Map of area showing about where the sinkhole is.
Map of the area where the sinkhole is indicating in red where the path is closed and detour in blue.
A teal colored Brooks bicycle saddle.
A teal colored pannier from Ortlieb with black trim.
Roll caps "toy". Rolls of red paper with darker red dots. The red dots have small amounts of flash powder. When struck it made a bang sound like a gun. They were used in toy guns. When a object like a coin or even finger nail, the flash powder would ignight, but not in a bang, but with a flash and smoke.
A black Presto card for transit in Ottawa and Toronto areas.
Screen capture of the current weather in Ottawa Tempurature: 33 Celcius Real feel: 44 Celcius RealFeel Shade: 38 Clecius Heat Index: 42 Celcius
June 2026 results for those who participated in Lets Bike Month 2771 people logged a ride 204 teams 595.4k KMs logged 76,207 KG GHG averted 13,464 car trips saved
Screenshot of my Lets Bike Ottawa stats for June Bike Month. 619.8km ridden 19 days bikes 19 car trips saved -79.33kg of GHG averted $588.81 saved
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A view from behind of a cyclist riding on the road with a plastic grocery bag hanging on their back flapping in the wind.
Signs at a cross walk on a post with flashing lights. One says "Push button to turn on warning lights." The other one says "Cross traffic may not stop, use caution when crossing."
Two cans of blue Flex Seal spray cans.
A radar map of Ottawa showing a storm approaching in the form of a red blob with a yellow outer ring and some green around it. Green is rain, yellow moderate rain and red heavy rain/thunder storm conditions.
Screen capture of the interview shows the man with a red "Canada" hat complaining about bike lanes. In the background there are two parked vehicles on the road with a "Single file" sign.
A folded Brompton bicycle with its large capacity TBag attached to it is in a shopping cart outside a grocery store.
My Brompton bike with a cargo trailer attached.
Front entrance to Scooteretti bike shop with my Brompton bike in front of it.
a small yellow toy bicycle with a small stuffed squirrel mounted on the back of a bike so that it rides on the back wheel of the bike.
Picture of a bike snapped in half with a scooter capable of high speeds next to it on the Queensboro Bridge following a crash between the two. Both people died in the collision.
Picture of "The Zit Remedy" finctional band from the Canadian TV show Degrassi. The band consists of Joey Jeremiah (Pat Mastroianni) on keyboards, Archie "Snake" Simpson (Stefan Brogren) on guitar, and Derek "Wheels" Wheeler (Neil Hope) on bass.
Extract from the article. For Houle, Monday’s experience has already changed her plans for the next game. Article contentShe said she and her friends will drive instead of relying on public transit. “We figured let’s just carpool and avoid any issues again,” she said. “I think the city’s definitely letting this team down and letting its fan base down.”