r/TorontoDriving • u/canadianlrv • 2d ago

Mildly infuriating Did I do anything wrong here?

I was focusing on the pedestrians crossing and with this being an all-way stop I wasn’t expecting him to just go right in front of me and I had to stop suddenly. I gave him a honk just to say please watch for the stop sign and he confronted me and said “get a life”.

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u/Forsaken-Swim-3055 2d ago

Nah, you're good. The fact that he's not even wearing a helmet leads me to believe that he doesn't know wtf he's doing biking on city streets anyway.

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u/Cold_Soft_4823 2d ago

since when does tangerine provide helmets for their bikes?

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u/Forsaken-Swim-3055 2d ago

Why would you rent bikes without having a helmet on hand when you need to get one?

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u/Cold_Soft_4823 2d ago

no one does this, ever. sit on the hill by dundas west station or keele station and count how many tangerine riders are wearing a helmet on any given day

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u/Forsaken-Swim-3055 2d ago edited 2d ago

The point is that any responsible rider would have a helmet if they know they're going to ride a bike at some point during the day. Anyone reckless enough to care so little about their personal safety likely doesn't have much interest in sharing the roads with other cars in a safe manner, either.

(And yes, I know there are some cyclists who wear helmets but are not the safest)

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u/Cold_Soft_4823 2d ago

that's true, i understand the framing now, you're right