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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, green means go!11! Even there's an old lady that just didn't finish crossing yet, she just had to do it in the few seconds allowed.

My favorite one is people honking at other drivers for not blocking an intersection because "it's green!". I don't know the term in English but in French it's a mix of intersection and blocage. Like, if the light is green but there is no space to advance because of gridlock, some apparently like to make it worse by advancing their car in an intersection and sit there while it turns red, and thus blocking the intersection. BuT It WaS GreEn!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Not in Canada and I believe also not in the US. The yellow only comes before red, not before green.

Here it's red, green, yellow, red, green, yellow...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just wanted to add that maybe the last thing that we did for the environment and that really worked was for acid rain in 1991. At least where I live.

A few years before that there was the Montreal Protocol that banned CFCs and helped to heal the hole in the ozone layer. I think.

But yeah, I don't remember anything of the sort recently,

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Your optimism can only be admired. However the US has already stated multiple times that it doesn't care about international law and that Americans cannot be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, or they will invade the Netherlands. The ICC cannot even detain an American. This was during W Bush and his "war on terror".

And then Trump recently reiterated it with a new executive order, imposing penalties and visa restrictions on people even helping the ICC to investigate Americans.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know the exact word in English but, the person managing and maintaining the building. Not the landlord but their employee. I live in a high rise and my building has several of them.

And yeah, the law says they have to notify a tenant 24 hours before a landlord can emter an apartment, but there's no enforcement of that. Tenants don't have to acknowledge the notification. The landlord can just claim they sent an email or left a notice on my door and get in.

Some landlords are more respectful but my current one is a faceless billion dollar company that doesn't give a fuck about tenants. If I'm not happy I can go and they will rent even higher to the next person.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

So you decide not to answer because it's probably someone trying to sell you something. But then a few seconds later you hear some keys jiggling, the door unlocks and opens with the concierge saying it's inspection day for the insurance.

Based on a true story. In fact I work nights and sleep during the day, and this happened multiple times. Inspection for the insurances. Inspection for bugs and rodents. Inspection of the fire system. They are supposed to warn 24h in advance but sometimes I apparently dont get their emails and it's a complete surprise.

I even installed a second lock to at least open the door myself instead of having people entering my apartment while I'm stoned on the couch.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

This somehow makes me think of Animal Farm.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Suddenly this made me think of Animal Farm.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

And so all the kids are safe from being crushed by SUVs. No need for bike lanes. No need for traffic reduction. No need to ticket drivers not yielding to pedestrians or passing cyclists dangerously. No need to remove parking. No need to reduce the size or speed of cars. And turning right on red is a god given right.

Helmets are all that is needed to be safe in the streets! That and obeying the law.

I guess I get the intent. It's better than nothing. But it's also pretty depressing when you see beyond the attempt at fake security.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Benzin, gib mir Benziiiiin!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Do they have a model with AI?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (5 children)

This reminds me of the death penalty. Killing someone because that person killed is still killing someone.

However society choses to do it, it's still killing someone. Because killing is bad so if you kill, someone will kill you. Oh no, it's not a murder. It's a state employee that works in the correction department. Killers are not okay. The executioner is only applying the lethal will of society towards killers by unaliving them. It's not murder, it's justice!

 

Spring has sprung, the cycling networks in Québec, the Route Verte and other regional or municipal paths, are now mostly open.

So it's again possible to explore or use the network to go camping, as part of touring, or just to get from point A to B.

And you should know that if you are touring or arriving on a bike, there is a program called "Bienvenue Cyclistes" where all national parks (provincial parks here) will offer you a campground for less than $10. Keep in mind you also have to pay entry fees that are around $10 too. About the same for some wood. This is also possible in some other establishments. Consult the map linked above.

You should also know that you can use public transit around Montréal to bring your bike with you. It's included in the ticket. So you can take the metro, but more importantly, the REM, and the commuter trains. There are also some exo buses with bike racks. So you can go to St-Jérôme for Le P'tit Train du Nord in a commuter train with your bike for a few dollars. From that trail you can also reach another park, Parc national du Mont Tremblant

Today I'm going to see my family from Montréal to the Drummondville region. In the other direction. The ~140 km to get there is entirely bike trails/paths. I cut the itinerary in two stages and stop in a small national park called the Parc national de la Yamaska for a night of camping.

The first part to get there is using a network of local bike trails. The first from Longueuil to Chambly is called La montée du Chemin de Chambly. Then from the other side of the Richelieu river there is a trail called La route des Champs to Granby. And from Granby to the park it's local trails. They have very nice cycling infra in that region.

Here are some pictures of La route des Champs and the local trail before the park.

Then tomorrow, I will use another trail connecting to the park called La Campagnarde. This one goes to Drummondville, entirely on small gravel, and sometimes very remote and quiet.

I do this multiple times a year so I thought I would share some tricks and adventures. And I've been encouraged to by /u/Evkob.

Have fun cycling everyone!

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