[Soundy]

To live and drive in Vancouver - The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-life/to-live-and-drive-in-vancouver/article4323537/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links)

Another frequent Vancouver sight is that of a Mercedes cruising through a red light without slowing down. The look on the driver's face is so serenely oblivious that it leaves everyone who is obeying the law wondering if they missed the memo.

:lawl:

[dhari]

"Tupac-To live and die in LA" came to my mind as soon as I read the thread title.

[gdoh]

^+1

[icemiko]

I drove in LA for a week in March and honestly it seemed better then Vancouver. :lol

[hk20000]

LOL so wrong in so many ways I don't know where to start. Just check the comments.

[GLOW]

LOL so wrong in so many ways I don't know where to start. Just check the comments.

i think most of the comments have been blocked by staff already. i can imagine them being racist comments towards certain ethnic groups.

[Lomac]

It's a tongue-in-cheek article. Too many people are taking it too seriously... :lol

[dryjesus]

since when did knight st bridge merge into one lane? and since when was kitsilano a nude beach? so many things wrong with this article...

[Lomac]

It's called hyperbole...

[hk20000]

I don't know how placing the wreck beach in the wrong side of town is a hyperbole or serve any comedic functions though. That and highways that never crossed somehow has an "intersection"...

[Ronin]

A life-long resident warns that if you drive 5 km/h over the limit don't be surprised if someone pulls up at the stop light and gives you the "Vancouver stare" - a double-shame-espresso glare that is a bolt of "Who do you think you are?" self-actualized passive-aggressive energy.

When has that ever happened? I dare someone that isn't a cop to bitch at me for speeding. :lol

[european]

:lol

[inv4zn]

The concept of satire and sarcasm has obviously been mastered artfully by everyone.

:troll:

[yray]

:suspicious: So he didn't come to ricemond

[GLOW]

When has that ever happened? I dare someone that isn't a cop to bitch at me for speeding. :lol

i was thinking more of the opposite...in that they bitch at you b/c you're going too SLOW...5km/hr over the speed limit is not enough and you'll get tailgated, honked, high beamed...passed and get the "vancouver stare" that you have the nerve to drive so slow and impede them.

yes it's tongue and cheek but i thought the mercedes and stare comment were pretty bang on :lawl:

[vantrip]

Some if this is very accurate: 'The dress code fluctuates between business casual and 1930s hobo.'

[Ronin]

i was thinking more of the opposite...in that they bitch at you b/c you're going too SLOW...5km/hr over the speed limit is not enough and you'll get tailgated, honked, high beamed...passed and get the "vancouver stare" that you have the nerve to drive so slow and impede them.

yes it's tongue and cheek but i thought the mercedes and stare comment were pretty bang on :lawl:

That sounds more like it.

The concept of satire and sarcasm has obviously been mastered artfully by everyone.

:troll:

It would work better if 50% of it wasn't a spot on representation of Vancouver...

[inv4zn]

That sounds more like it.

It would work better if 50% of it wasn't a spot on representation of Vancouver...

See, that's why it's doubly ironic! It's sarcastic, within sarcasm...i donno if it was intentional or not lol.

http://i.imgur.com/KhbII.png

[dachinesedude]

See, that's why it's doubly ironic! It's sarcastic, within sarcasm...i donno if it was intentional or not lol.

http://t.qkme.me/4mo2.jpg

[mos_skeeto]

cyclists are physically separated from cars by concrete barricades

I feel like I'm going to die every time I make this turn:

http://i.imgur.com/N2MQX.jpg

I make sure I'm always on the left lane turning in from Main Street.

[Leopold Stotch]

I feel like I'm going to die every time I make this turn:

http://i.imgur.com/N2MQX.jpg

I make sure I'm always on the left lane turning in from Main Street.

it's all about gap control, if the guy beside you is slow speed up, if not slow down and make your intentions obvious for second guy.



Similarly, pedestrians seem utterly unafraid of traffic, like deer that have been raised in captivity and fear no predators.

i've been to montreal, it's worse there, understandably

[vantrip]

I feel like I'm going to die every time I make this turn:

http://i.imgur.com/N2MQX.jpg

I make sure I'm always on the left lane turning in from Main Street.

I fukin hate this turn, countless times I been ran out of my lane because people are not paying attention to the lane, the faded marking on the road doesn't help.

[one2one]

I hardly drive anymore. When I go downtown I take my mtb suspension unlocked and I clocked in @ about 30 Km/h +- takes about 45 mins (Cut through the trails where there are no cars) from metrotown area to robson and burrard. Almost the same time as I would have taken a car to park and etc.

I believe road bikes are faster.

[optiblue]

I love bike lanes and public transit... Means less traffic on the road for me :troll:
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[sonick]

"Tupac-To live and die in LA" came to my mind as soon as I read the thread title.

That's the idea...

[dealt]

"Vansterdam sits on an island and bridges span the many waterways that cut through the city. Getting stuck on a bridge is a common commuter phobia and this worry is exacerbated by the occasional cyclist protest that block streets."