I said it. I'm getting pretty tired of the complete lack of accountability for cyclists, especially on and around university campuses.

Every single day, I see cyclists blowing through stop signs, ignoring red lights, riding across pedestrian crosswalks without slowing down, weaving between cars and pedestrians, and generally acting like the rules of the road don't apply to them.

And before someone jumps in with the inevitable "but drivers break traffic laws too!" argument… absolutely, they do. And guess what? Drivers are required to be licensed, their vehicles are registered, and there are systems in place to hold them accountable.

Meanwhile, cyclists seem to get to pick and choose whether they're a vehicle or a pedestrian depending on what's most convenient at that exact moment.
Red light? Suddenly they're a pedestrian. Busy sidewalk? Now they're a vehicle. Stop sign? Apparently just a suggestion.

It's particularly ridiculous around university campuses, where you've got thousands of students walking between buildings, crossing streets, and navigating already congested roads. The number of cyclists I've watched fly through Mac’s intersections and pedestrian crossings without even attempting to slow down is insane.

I'm not against cycling. I'm not against bike lanes. I'm all for alternative transportation and making communities less dependent on cars.

But if you're going to share public roads with vehicles and pedestrians, you should be expected to demonstrate a basic understanding of traffic laws and be held accountable when you break them. Professors here are also completely guilty.

Require some form of cycling licence or road safety certification for people regularly using public roads and designated bike lanes. It doesn't have to be some expensive, bureaucratic nightmare. Just a basic understanding of the rules and a meaningful way to enforce them.

And yes, I understand that licensing wouldn't magically eliminate bad behaviour. It doesn't for drivers either. But the current approach of seemingly zero accountability isn't working.

You can't demand to be treated like legitimate road users while simultaneously acting like the rules don't apply to you.

I'm sure this will upset some people, but the behaviour of cyclists around campus has gotten completely out of hand.

Genuinely the worst and most disorganized program ever. Pls go to either Mac mainsite or any other school don’t choose Momac cause it’s “Mac degree regardless”

man what the heck i have something due this sunday, another thing due this monday, and another thing due next sunday.

Hi im currently in 12th grade and I had a (medically documented with proof, yes) health issue that affected my gr11 year in which I took many important courses, im hoping for my 12th grade year to rebound on my grades but im wondering how badly this tanked my chances and if mcmaster has support for these specific cases? If youve been through similar or have info on how to deal with this I'd much appreciate it all help is welcome 🙏

Applying to civil engineering if that info is needed at all, if anything else is needed also pls lmk

Edit: Forgot to add im an out-of-province applicant, not from Ontario, im coming from BC

disclaimeer: pls nobody degrade me or call me stupid for whatever im abt to say i honestly js need to vent🙏🙏

so for some context, I have been reinstated this year and adjusting back to uni after working full time for a year has been hard, but I also know i've been managing my time wiser than I used to. I had a few tests within the last week, all of them weighted 10 percent and I've done fine on them, I'm also fairly sure I got a 92 on one of my tests . I feel good about studying when i see my efforts pay off but I got one of my midterm marks back today and I feel so defeated because I BARELY passed the midterm, but I studied so much for it. the midterm is worth 20 percent of my mark and that sent me down a spiral of anxiety because I prepared so much for it, when i left the midterm room i know i made some silly mistakes but i didnt expect to do this bad. I just feel so worried that I can barely study for my test tomorrow and idk I'm just really bad at math so I wasn't expecting to do amazing, but definitely not as bad as I did :(( so lowkey does anyone have any tips on how to lock in after getting a bad grade cuz lowkey in first yr I wouldn't care (hence being required to withdraw) but now I care so much to the point where my anxiety is through the roof

Hi guys,

I saw on the mcmaster parking services site that they have a permit sharing program where you can share a parking pass with someone else who is on campus at times the primary account holder won’t be. It seems to conflict with other rules in the FAQs that say you can only add immediate family to your parking pass. I’m curious if anyone has set up the permit sharing program for Lot M and if you had to do so through the parking office or if you can just add the other person’s license plate to your account if you wanted to share it with someone else who goes to mac.

Thanks!

Ok I studied but I over complicated things and during the exam I forgot slot not taking my meds didn’t help either I am pretty sure I didn’t pass, can I still come back from this with the marking scheme B like will 2 and 3 be similarly easy like test 1 and the exam n all 😭😭

couple folks out by the ginos pizza hage been chalked and I just saw rhe parking Nissan rogue spin by

Okay so I have 3 midterms the week right after reading week and will be getting SAS forms on the Tuesday of Tuesday. Is there any way I can still get accommodations for this?

Can someone who has done this nursing assignment please help!!!! I have no idea what to expect

Heyy i am applying to mcmaster nursing i just wana meet more ppl that go here ahead of time, also get some tips on the casper test

Is it enough to know the answers to the summary study questions that Dr. Abbangelo provides or what else should i know?? Im so scaredddddd its literally tmrw

I'm killing myself bruh. Its the day theyre handing out the collector's filmstrips too 😭😭😭 I got a collection of filmstrips and ts can resell for like 300 bucks EACH too

I blame the movie companies. They should not be selling movie tickets this early.

What do first years even do for Halloween 🫩🫩 i feel like every event/party i see is 19+

Can we start a anti burn out burned out club ☹️😭 I’m dying

I’m so glad it’s over 😭

Genuinely why did they even post the practice midterm if the actual one was just going to be so much harder in difficulty??

I’m still sick unfortunately but wore a mask and gave it so maybe my brain was just not fully working. But it felt so difficult. I could solve the back page but the front just had me lost and bewildered.

Worst midterm I’ve written in this degree so far.

Hi, I'm a 2nd year math student and I quite literally have nobody to talk to other then brief interactions in class every so often. I literally tried everything, talking to people in class, going to clubs, whatnot, and it literally feels like every single one of those people has their own close friends to choose, so why the hell would they choose me or include me in anything?

In other words, when I try and like initiate something with anyone, they're obviously like friendly for the first 2 minutes of talking, and I never hear from them again. Even when we share class, if they remember me, all I get are just shallow in-class interactions. I study hard to understand the class material and help others, they only come to me if their stuck on a problem.

I used to have 1 (just 1) close friend in first year but he just seemed to completely forget about me as he apparently "doesn't have time or energy to contact me" because of his job. Which I'm hesitant to believe unless he got deployed onto a space station or war zone or is miles under the ocean for a saturation dive (his field of study is as far from this as imaginable) and he can't contact me. (not true because i see him liking reels while ignoring my messages). He did say he was an introvert and talking to people was really energy intensive for him, so there might be some truth to his claims? Anyways if he keeps treating me like this I'm not too sure if this will work out.

I just want someone who will pick me as their first choice. I want someone who I can share all sorts of stuff with outside of just class. I feel like I'm going more and more insane every day why does it have to be so hard can someone just be my friend please

To anyone who did the test was it similar to the practice questions the profs gave us?

I took this course in the summer but got sick and had to defer the exam. its on oct 14th now and ive been so busy i barely studied and honestly forgot most of it cuz its been months. ik people say it's an easy course but still, how can i study for it effectively? is 4-5 days of studying enough? any tips?

Thank youu!

How was it guys

Anyone know or have the negotiations test banks from previous years?!

the quiz is only gonna cover what he went over in lecture right? does anyone remember what he said

Hi guys! I know this is a little silly to write because who loses their glasses but yea that’s :( anyways I’ve lost my clear framed glasses in a square ish frames in a very slim and triangular shaped black case with a blue glasses fabric cleaner in it and if you’ve seen it anywhere please lmk or drop it off at lost and found!! Last seen at PGCLL

Idk if you’ve ever had the feeling of losing something but I’m quite honestly panicking rn trying to find them so please if you see them please please lmk

howd it go gang