mbonsma

mbonsma, 8 days ago to random

Once a week I go by bike to pick up my son at 4:35. We get to the train tracks 2 minutes before the train passes, watch the train, then arrive at music lessons 6 minutes early, rain or shine. This predictability is only possible on foot or by bike. Bonus: we get to ride on this beautiful trail!

mbonsma, 8 days ago to random

Got my littlest helper out for #PedalPoll 2024! Mostly she slept on the job.

My count results from the counterpoint app showing 4% cycling, 25% walking, 66% car, and 5% transit/semi

mbonsma, 19 days ago to random

I don't want to brag but Ottawa is absolutely killing it in signups for #PedalPoll 2024. Both the highest number of signups and the most total slots of any community in Canada.
#OttBike #OttVelo

https://signup.com/go/ZtMyXug

mbonsma, 20 days ago to random

The highest high: submitting a paper
The lowest low: getting back comments on the paper

mbonsma, 20 days ago to random

Lovely bike parking outside a school... with no access from the street for the entire length of the property! The nearest curb cut is the first driveway past the school.

mbonsma, 25 days ago to random

There are times when you walk or bike somewhere that the hostile infrastructure makes you feel like a fool and a chump. Exhibit A, me waiting 20 minutes for a bus, trying to nurse my baby while standing at a bus stop with no shade or seating. But there are other times...

mbonsma, 25 days ago to random

Lovely selection of Toronto's finest family vehicles at the very excellent Ontario Science Centre bike parking!

mbonsma, 27 days ago to random

A woman blew through a stop sign turning left as I was crossing with my kid. Her window was open, so I said, "What kind of a stop was that?" She goes, "A good one, I thought." 😳 I don't know what's worse, the deliberate assholes or the ones in complete denial of their terrible driving

mbonsma, 29 days ago to random

The whole world was out on bikes tonight. Six people trying to lock their bikes to the same rickety midtown staircase (three of them kids), TWO cargo bikes with kids bombing down Bayview (ok one of them was me), and a dog in a backpack wearing ski goggles

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

The pedal bike clicked for my 4-year-old this week. His grin, his squeals of laughter, his "I'm going really fast! This is fun!" while we ride beside him - one of the best feelings I've ever had as a parent.

mbonsma, 1 month ago to Toronto

TWO bucket list astronomical phenomena within a month?? In my own backyard???
#AuroraBorealis #Toronto

Green streaks of Aurora Borealis over trees and a streetlight

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

My 4-year-old and his friend are zooming around the park on their bike and scooter, on the way home we see a group of teenagers rolling down the road on their bikes and scooters. My husband said "that'll be our kids in 10 years!" Independence and mobility for kids, we love to see it!

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

You see her looking at you from across the street. wyd

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

We've been back in Toronto for a year and I still can't believe both this and the subway are within 10 minutes from my home.

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

999 signatures! Who will be number 1000?
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

Petition to require safety testing in Canada that includes people outside vehicles: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

Cars parking in the bike lane radicalized me 13 years ago, and these days my willingness to "just go around" has hit rock bottom. It feels more important than ever to make it safe for ALL of us to walk and bike.
#PreciousCargo

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

My politics

A pride sticker on the back of the truck that says "God's Love Includes Everyone" on it

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

"It's just not realistic to expect you to love me more than you hate cybertrucks" - my husband

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

500 signatures in less than 48 hours! We've already reached the threshold for the petition to be certified!
#DesignSafeSystems
#DeadlyByDesign

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

I'm 5'6"

The rent is too damn high meme with text saying "the hood is too damn high"

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

Safety is the focus of this petition because people are being injured and killed right now. But there are so many other reasons to demand smaller vehicles, and here are some of them. 🧵
#DeadlyByDesign

https://mastodon.social/@mbonsma/112317556998235401

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

Next time you're on the highway, look at the vehicles around you. Chances are you'll see plenty of ordinary cars. But that's about to change: in 2008, 54% of new vehicles in Canada were cars, while in 2022 it was just 17%. As old vehicles die, we will soon be surrounded by behemoths, only trucks and SUVs.
#DeadlyByDesign

https://driving.ca/column/driving-by-numbers/canadas-best-selling-cars-for-the-past-15-years

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

My posts about our petition to make pickup trucks small again haven't attracted the wankpanzer apologists yet so I'm gonna post a photo of me in front of a pickup to draw them out

mbonsma, 1 month ago to random

"An arms race on our streets." Oversized SUVs and pickups are bad for all of us: pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and drivers. It's not fair that safety testing in Canada is only for those on the inside of the vehicle. Sign the federal petition here: https://ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944

An excellent article and report about the issue of large vehicles: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-report-from-advocacy-groups-urges-tighter-regulations-for-suvs-and/

#DeadlyByDesign