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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Aug 2011, p. 8

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I International Standard Serial Num- “ . ” TV ere have been articles obey the traffic laws but I her ASSN 0832â€"34") Not re ty I and letters to the editor ( l I I \ I Cyclists see mOIOHSt$_ "111‘ . Audited Circular-on 31,292 in recent weeks Regard- ' ning'yellow and redtlights. l m a tcertainly isn't an aS<seen~on-TV issue. We've proba< ing cyclists. as well as the ( ( H l l \ l \ turning on reds without : W Ibly all watched a reality show about hoarding. it's changed nature of trans- stopping or looking and } .~-"~./ hard not to indulge in some voyeuristic pleasure, portation on Davenport speeding constantly. Why, I Am a watching the tragedies of others from the comfort of our Road and its effect on part of they may ask. should they be My? own “perfect homes." Lexington. id like to respond any more Salem” The I m- wamlm (mum-"wk It “1““th We say to ourselves, ..l can't believe peOple live like to these as a frequent cyclist answer â€"- sumval â€"- is obvr- t Nth Wednesday by McIrnland that," passingjudgment. and occasional vehicle driver ODS, but not but" into the I MM” ("WP 1"“ But the reality isn’t what we watch on television. in that area. general mindset of many. I ”WAR,“ ”"55 t'tit'Nt‘Il Debby Fox became an accidental expert on hoarding August lOIh's edition had ‘ regardless oftheir vehicle. I In» Waterloo (mimic n .. Ingmhcr when she started a home organizing business. a couple complaining about Currently bicyclists must ‘ I of The (ht-mo PIN (“mull whnh She expresses outrage at how the problem. often the changes on Davenport. l DEREK 5‘0Pv 'f 0“ the Sidewalk. d's‘ ! ”mm" “‘"‘P""““ 33““ "“7" associated with trauma or mental illness. is dealt with on was dubious of the plan to MADGE mount and cross as pedesr , 2%?12?drwiznwinittghflmra: television. take four lanes of car trafiic . . . . fl ,, ,, 7 "i305 or they may face a , tondm Mu rim be taken In the Watching people be forced into the process and treat- to two but am happy to see could be observed. Once fine. death or Injury..When a . newspaper tun-who! “.mptmnt» ed with little delicacy is not how it works. she says the result. People need to near their destination. the car wants to turn right the ‘1 ;Tutti{'"1“(5‘:‘rl‘[“:n‘;':::;'l" 23;: She also expressed the need [or compassion. and realize that things are mall. Northfield or whatever. driver often stops. looks to ‘. nos “"08!“ ”N M.“ m resources to help boarders in Waterloo and Ontario. changing. As Councillor drivers can easily slip into a see the way 15 clear on the I ' ~ ' Here. service providers are looking for solutions. Freeman is quoted. we need turn lane. The couple who left then turns tight ~ some- ( ”WRIGHT Perhaps Fox put it best. people need to stop beingso to think differently about complained in the article times gunning it to slip into Fire a??? tut In“ P3896”: interested in watching the car crash and be more inter- transportation. said the project created grid- traifict . . . 8:22,” “I, :mi,‘,:m{x;fl ested in helping boarders througli the process Traffic is no longer just lock at Davenport and be» A bicyclist Zipping across mt purposes All olher rights as That means calling in an “pen to help your mother. cars and trucks. Canada is ingron. the crosswalk (or a pedestri- reserved and commercial use It pm or neighbour, or friend instead of haphazardly going decades behind Europe. and I've never seen that. But i an) at that moment Is star- hthtted To make my use of thu through their junk and trashing it. Asia (which is unfortunately can now almost always safe. tltngand maybe not seen “It": WI: $132??? "I“ Crashâ€"cleaning a hoarder’s home won't fix anything. starting to choke â€" literally ly change lanes on my bike until n? '00 late. , a: FLmtunha information T53. 10‘93“?) say hoard?" usually need help With cleaning. and figuratively its cities from right to left turn lane at . If bicyclists W0"! S‘OP on Bob Vrbanat. Mum. Warm... monitoring and counseling â€" often for the rest of their with more vehicles) in the intemion. riding the sidewalk. perhaps (Tiromck, 279 Weber Si N . Suit: “veg accepting bikes as a legiti~ I do have some criticism the law should allow than to 30- w""““t ”mm" ”U “I“ So if you know someone with a hoarding problem. mate. even prefened form of of the $5.000 spent on a ride across at a pedestrian ”Titus POI l(‘Y "We a deep breath and Show some compilation getting from A to 8. party; earmarked for the Speed 50 they have 3‘ 1935‘ I}twn'u.‘m aim- must “Imam the Help them help themselves. keepingin mind that this The Davenport recon» project. it had to be spent on as much time to be seen as writer‘s lull m. sign-turn alarm is reality. not TV and you can't solve an issue such as struction now lets me ride in the project. This is a system- woulda pedestrian. ' “"d *W""::"“""' “‘3“? 7‘“ hoarding in a neat and tidy hour. a bike lane that is wider than atic problem with all corpo- . Complaints of bikes on i 1:wa mefin‘u’l “um I: . the afterthought that most [are spending. 1 also noted Sidewalks need to be put In : PI'M""“‘ “an" M" M N "nth '. ' :. spaces for bikes seem to be. on two occasions. crews perspective. Often'there '5 t new We rrsctvetheright [mun run {if . at [feel much safer» am much replacing small trees and no safer alternative and I "(N "' mm ’m “'""'h""”" "" 115$ ‘ . safer. Cars travel at or just brown sod that had obvious there may be no other way 37:43.:3'»???5351‘qu #345? ' A marginally over the 50 kph ly not received proper l9 30 from road ‘0 commu» at in «mm In chtnII s: . limit. watering during the heat nity path, . nu “mitotmomtie It at in mm {final Previously. 60 was com- wave. Specifically to bikes “' "dim"! m “mm" ( "mm" '. I I“ . ,. ,x .. -. ., mon. 70 not rare and at and cars few People would W‘H‘fl’” ”5‘71"”,ka I“: Weber \t N \llllf In “ain‘t-w ‘ 4 find, 3%”:1’ ('7. “I; . ‘. a”; 3-" m h ‘ ll , _ . _ I . Mad et'san avid IL" UntnnuNZl ‘Hit - ~ .. »~ g t. occasmna y 80 km/h dispute that tyclists should 8 CW _, , l w

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