Blame Canada.....

Jawgap

Cyclists accuse Toronto mayor of waging 'war on bikes'

"Toronto's tough-talking mayor has never hidden his disdain for cyclists. Now they are accusing him of trumping up a war on two-wheeled commuters. Bike lanes have been removed but are the city's streets any more dangerous to ride?"

'Favourite' Quote.....

[speaking about cyclists] ""My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."

Lovely.......

Oink

Actually the whole paragraph is worth quoting:

Rob Ford cruised to victory as city mayor a year-and-a-half ago pledging to end what he dubbed "the war on the car". He argued that bike lanes were taking away space for cars.
"And what I compare bike lanes to is swimming with the sharks. Sooner or later you're going to get bitten," said Ford speaking in 2010 as a Toronto city council-member.
"And every year we have dozens of people that get hit by cars or trucks. Well, no wonder: roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes.
"My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."


Isn't he just precious.

ednwireland

i'm assuming he was voted in, therfore a lot of people agree with him

doozerie

That mayor must have some major gripes with the world, to feel the need to harbour such blatantly aggressive hostility towards others, cyclists in this case. Given his obvious inability to filter what he says to the media, he can clearly add being a complete idiot to his list of reasons to hate the hand that life has dealt him.

Oink

Oh wait... It gets better:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/849744--go-ahead-take-me-to-jail-ford-told-police?bn=1/
"Ford was charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. The marijuana charge was later dismissed, but Ford was convicted of impaired driving after pleading no contest to the charge"


http://www.thestar.com/news/article/902903
“ 'I’m wearing pinko for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything, I thought I’d get it in', Cherry said" [when invited to Ford's swearing in as a mayor]

Priceless.

jossul1179

I have to say Rod Ford sucks, though I did vote for him. He was better than the other options.

Oink

jossul1179 wrote: »

I have to say Rod Ford sucks, though I did vote for him. He was better than the other options.

Sounds just like France at the moment, betwen a rock and a hard place... But that's a debate for another forum.

ednwireland

jossul1179 wrote: »

I have to say Rod Ford sucks, though I did vote for him. He was better than the other options.

:eek:

Rofo