Plus, the argument towards time period limits for councillors, masks mandates on the TTC and a technique to make psychological well being companies extra accessible in reader mail
I’ve seen a number of unhealthy electrical automobile drivers
Re E-bikes on Toronto streets: It’s a love-hate factor (NOW, November 18-24).
The recognition of e-bikes is a change all of us have to get used to. There shall be extra in the future. The metropolis wants to plan accordingly.
I’ve an e-scooter and drive on a motorbike lane. I don’t go greater than 20 kilometres an hour. The downside is a few vehicles are intentionally pushing or pinning us to the aspect of the highway onto bike lanes once we attempt to move into automobile site visitors. Bike lanes are usually filled with parked vehicles.
I admit I’ve seen a number of unhealthy electrical automobile drivers and the neighborhood has been making an attempt their finest to educate everybody on correct use. But if you consider it, it’s the similar with vehicles – there’ll at all times be unhealthy drivers.
Ara J. – From NOWTORONTO.COM
Size – and velocity – issues with e-bikes
We require a license for motorbikes however not electrical bikes. Size issues and being hit by an electrical bike (which just about has the similar footprint as a motorbike) might be catastrophic. There isn’t any “cycling” facet to it (or little or no of it) as the pedals on some bikes are for present. Newer e-bikes use throttle management which could be very related to a motorbike.
People on e-bikes are gutsier than motorcyclists. They shoot down the centre dividing lane, experience towards site visitors, then leap on the sidewalk after they meet an impediment. Some of them have zero regard for even the most elementary guidelines of the highway as a result of they are nimble and may simply make a getaway. It’s chaotic. And it’s solely going to get worse if we don’t get forward of it.
I’m a bike owner and a driver, and I cringe after I see e-bikers do silly issues. They want to notice that they’ll solely get away with this behaviour as a result of we allow them to.
Kev Choi – From NOWTORONTO.COM
Car promoting nonetheless not equipped for international warming
One would assume that automobile makers would have gotten the message by now that maybe a bit sensitivity ought to creep into their promoting. Yes, there are adverts for hybrid and all-electric vehicles, and nods to the half these automobiles play in serving to mood international warming. And then there’s Nissan Pathfinder burning rubber up a mountain observe barely hanging on to the gravel floor, and dashing by way of a quiet forest highway.
Geoff Rytell – TORONTO
The argument towards time period limits for councillors
In regards to Carl Canmore’s letter on time period limits for metropolis politicians (NOW Online, November 14). It looks as if a good suggestion. However, the downside with time period limits is as soon as a politician is elected to that second time period, they’ll cease caring as a result of they received’t be operating for re-election anymore. A extra sensible answer can be three phrases, then the particular person has to sit out one time period earlier than being allowed to run once more.
Mitch Klinger – Willowdale
Making well being companies extra accessible
Re Op-ed: City wants its personal psychological well being and addictions technique (NOW Online, November 12).
One method the authorities might make psychological well being service extra accessible can be to cease taxing psychotherapy.
Rachel Fulford – From NOWTORONTO.COM
Lack of COVID enforcement to blame for sinking TTC ridership
Re Can the TTC be saved from pandemic devastation? (NOW Online, November 19).
The lack of masks enforcement on the TTC is a large difficulty and so they have nobody however themselves to blame for that. Before COVID, employees have been impolite and insulting, schedules have been a joke and overcrowding was commonplace. Go to Berlin to see a functioning transit system.
Stephanie Quinlan – From NOWTORONTO.COM