Drivers were extra stupid on my ride home today.

Side by side southbound on bank where there’s only 1 lane.
U-turns where it’s a very bad idea, multiple places.
This mixed with the usual illegal turns, parking in the bike lane, and general ass-hattery.

*Sigh* Stay safe out there #ottBike

Over the last few years, #Ottawa has built no less than 10 protected intersections on a stretch of road from Churchill to Bronson, a serious number on such a short stretch to make walking and cycling safer. I biked the 4.5 km and checked out this rather unique improvement .#ottbike #biketooter #ottcity

http://hansonthebike.com/2026/04/08/scott-albert-street-bike-tracks-ottawa/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Dear construction crews, I know you have orange signs and pilons you can use to alert people you are blocking the sidewalk and bike lanes, and create some space for us on the road. Maybe use them before starting work?

(I am at the "I hate Scott St" stage of the spring. Going to see how far I can get in the river MUP on my way home.)

#OttBike #OttWalk

The customary introduction post, pinned for now.

I moved here from mstdn.ca partly as a result of the controversy there but also because ottawa.place is where I would have been if I knew about it when I first came to Mastodon.

I also have a blog ( http://the5thc.blogspot.com/ ) and a GPS maps site ( https://gpstrailmaps.blogspot.com/ ) and a youtube channel which is mostly slideshows of my photos ( https://www.youtube.com/@richardwwoodley/videos ).

My bio here reads: Retired Parliamentary Indexer. Socialist, political observer and sometime activist with HBA in Political Science, Laurentian University, 1973. Outdoorsperson, environmentalist, cyclist and former mountain biker. Amateur photographer and mapmaker.
#canpoli #ottbike #ottpoli #ottawa #photography

And I see I have already taken advantage of the over 500 character limit.