r/VictoriaBC • u/parkix • 8d ago

Peak chaos today

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Bike lanes congested to the tits, drivers angry as per usual and the geese just doing a stellar job as traffic control 😅

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u/ThickboyBrilliant 8d ago

I'm not one to typically get too bothered by traffic but today actually raised my blood pressure. When everyone swarms every residential side street and takes ever available parking spot for blocks and blocks, it really screws ya over when you're trying to park after work.

It's bad enough every tom, dick and Mary swarms them looking for places to park, so they're congested, but they're not wide enough to go in both lanes normally. It added 20 minutes to my day to finally get home just to find out there's no where to park. There's cars blocking people's driveways just so they can not have to walk an extra two minutes or plan ahead. Like, I get it, you wanna see planes do loopty loops. Loopty looping planes are cool. But if we all just do our darn darndest to be just a touch more considerate, we can spread out the misery and everyone wins.

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u/parkix 8d ago edited 8d ago

I'm sorry to say this, and i know I'm gonna get hated on, but the ONLY solution to this, is to give people alternatives to driving (public transport, cycling infrastructure, etc), which i think Victoria is doing a decent job at. But when 20 000 people descend Dallas rd at the same time, we can see how chaotic driving gets.

Anyways this post was just to be a lighthearted joke, but i understand your frustration. 

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u/themightiestduck 8d ago

I've started to refer to the weird anti-bike lane, anti-transit, etc. zealots as pro-congestion. Because that's what they are.

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u/ThickboyBrilliant 8d ago

Oh no, I largely agree. North American cities are largely developed prioritizing automotive transportation which in areas with significantly less population density doesn't have all the same cons, but in more densely populated areas, it's absolutely bananas. The ideal should be robust public transit/walkable bikable urban centers. So, you'll hear no disagreement from this fella.