I t’s as easy as look left, look right, they say. In Halifax, not so much, and fed-up citizens are taking matters of safety on sidewalks into their own hands. Matt Spurway, Doug Carleton and Martyn Williams say Halifax’s flawed traffic design, policies and infrastructure are partly to blame for unconscionable and avoidable traumatic injuries […]
pedestrian safety
Video: See how the giant jaywalking fine is missing the point
The uproar over Nova Scotia’s new $697.50 jaywalking fine is sure to follow the law into 2016, when it will be officially proclaimed. But with any luck, the discussion will evolve. If we really want safer roads, it will have to. Currently the arguments are in two camps. The main one is pedestrians vs cars, […]
I hope you dropped your cake
To the asshole who almost ran me over on a Barrington Street sidewalk last night: SMARTEN THE FUCK UP! Why the hell were you riding your bike on the sidewalk? And in the dark, at that? It’s morons like you that give cyclists a bad name. I’m a cyclist too, but I keep it on […]

