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https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/10/toronto-police-stopping-cyclists-speeding/
>Earlier this week, the Toronto Police 22 Division posted photos on Facebook showing officers using radar guns to track the speed of cyclists travelling down a bike path in south Etobicoke.
>"Did you know that bicycle paths in south Etobicoke have a speed limit?" reads the post. "22 Division community officers in partnership with councillor @mark.grimes have been in the parks educating about #speeding, #safety and #community concerns."
The photos also show several signs that indicate a speed limit of 20 km per hour for bikers along with a large message saying "Slow down."
Since they were originally posted on Facebook just two days ago, the photos have been shared all over social media and drawn all kinds of criticism, with many questioning how and why the police are putting resources towards cyclists speeding when there are far more pressing issues. https://twitter.com/6ixbuzztv/status/1313842990260137984
>"My little brother was killed by a guy who was texting and driving. TPS barely does traffic enforcement. I can't describe how angry this useless waste of time exercise makes me," wrote Torontonian on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/_patrickcameron/status/1314205620447309828?s=20)
>"Is the Toronto Police Force trolling us? We will not do a THING about cars speeding down your street which has a school on it, or deadly intersections, or near deadly intersections, but hey, bicycles and chalk messages that say mean things about US, we're on it!" (https://twitter.com/kjllljohnson/status/1314268708131479553?s=20)
In response to some of the angry messages flooding in on social media, the Toronto police wrote that the initiative was meant to raise awareness following concerns expressed by members of the public and local city councillor Mark Grimes. (https://twitter.com/TorontoPolice/status/1314267667470209026?s=20)
>Earlier this week, the Toronto Police 22 Division posted photos on Facebook showing officers using radar guns to track the speed of cyclists travelling down a bike path in south Etobicoke.
>"Did you know that bicycle paths in south Etobicoke have a speed limit?" reads the post. "22 Division community officers in partnership with councillor @mark.grimes have been in the parks educating about #speeding, #safety and #community concerns."
The photos also show several signs that indicate a speed limit of 20 km per hour for bikers along with a large message saying "Slow down."
Since they were originally posted on Facebook just two days ago, the photos have been shared all over social media and drawn all kinds of criticism, with many questioning how and why the police are putting resources towards cyclists speeding when there are far more pressing issues. https://twitter.com/6ixbuzztv/status/1313842990260137984
>"My little brother was killed by a guy who was texting and driving. TPS barely does traffic enforcement. I can't describe how angry this useless waste of time exercise makes me," wrote Torontonian on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/_patrickcameron/status/1314205620447309828?s=20)
>"Is the Toronto Police Force trolling us? We will not do a THING about cars speeding down your street which has a school on it, or deadly intersections, or near deadly intersections, but hey, bicycles and chalk messages that say mean things about US, we're on it!" (https://twitter.com/kjllljohnson/status/1314268708131479553?s=20)
In response to some of the angry messages flooding in on social media, the Toronto police wrote that the initiative was meant to raise awareness following concerns expressed by members of the public and local city councillor Mark Grimes. (https://twitter.com/TorontoPolice/status/1314267667470209026?s=20)
