Toronto Mayoral Candidate: When a bicyclist is killed on the road, it's their own fault

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"I can't support bike lanes. ... What I compare bikes to is swimming with the sharks. Sooner or later you're going to get bitten. And every year we have dozens of people that get hit by cars or trucks. Well, no wonder. Roads are built for buses, cars and trucks, not for people on bikes. My heart bleeds for 'em when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."

Rob Ford, candidate for mayor of Toronto

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Green+Life+winning+bike+race/3619078/story.html

[The_Dude 1,142]

Now that is a political candidate I can get behind. When he puts out his plan to enact the death penalty for the douchebags on bicycles who use the left turn lane, I'm moving to Toronto.

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Now that is a political candidate I can get behind. When he puts out his plan to enact the death penalty for the douchebags on bicycles who use the left turn lane, I'm moving to Toronto.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Awesome! I like this guy!!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

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[spookyturtle 9,466]

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I think they should be put on the list. And I have been good for weeks now, so I should be taken off. :devil:

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Republicans in Toronto? Say it isn't so! Nothing is anyone's fault, it is Bush's fault.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Republicans in Toronto? Say it isn't so! Nothing is anyone's fault, it is Bush's fault.

He'll be a good scapegoat for at least 4 more years. Then the Republicans can blame everything on Obama. See the pattern?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

He'll be a good scapegoat for at least 4 more years. Then the Republicans can blame everything on Obama. See the pattern?

Obama is like the comedian that said "The guy BEFORE ME was SO bad, they kept boo-ing him all through MY performance"

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Republicans in Toronto? Say it isn't so! Nothing is anyone's fault, it is Bush's fault.

Oh, they ain't republicans, they are Grits!

and Gary Ford also proves exactly my "mild" pejorative nickname for Toronto!

Edited October 26, 2010 by Saddle Bronc

[mawilson 2,133]

"I can't support bike lanes. ... What I compare bikes to is swimming with the sharks. Sooner or later you're going to get bitten. And every year we have dozens of people that get hit by cars or trucks. Well, no wonder. Roads are built for buses, cars and trucks, not for people on bikes. My heart bleeds for 'em when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."

Rob Ford, candidate for mayor of Toronto

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Green+Life+winning+bike+race/3619078/story.html

:thumbs:

[slim 1,533]

So this guy has a good, common sense position and everyone wants to knock him for it?

[Obama 2012 1,714]

So this guy has a good, common sense position and everyone wants to knock him for it?

the lefties in Toronto hate this guy apparently. They were fuming yesterday when he won.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

No surprise that Pigtown (Toronto) elected a chopf##k (albeit one with conservative veneer rather than libtrash-to-bone)!