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SensibleGuy said:
Redwood was blocked off all summer last year from Main to Salter for a complete rebuild. Now the same stretch is blocked off again! lol.

Man, this is some absolutely dismal weather we're getting! I need a solid 2 or 3 weeks of dry sunny warm now please and thankyou!
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So sick of rain and we really haven't had any heat either. All i know is the course was just starting to dry a little but getting this much rain is going to shut it down for days.
 
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One would think that given the 8 Billion ads I have to watch on this site each day, they would have enough money to have the server farm that would support more than 5 users posting at the same time. Or is this a case of the server farm's owner just not having enough power in his mom's basement?
 
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Duke749 said:
My car’s temp said 102° today(36°C). Worst hasn’t even hit us yet.

Oh, so two guys in my gym’s parking lot got into a fight(not sure if any punches were thrown) and the cops had to show up. 😂
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bet they weren't nattys ??
 
The house that exploded in Transcona yesterday...was home for lunch yesterday heard the boom (I live about 10 blocks away), didn't think much of it (I thought something got knocked over in my yard). Sounds like the occupant(s) were planning on doing some electrical repairs and to install a gas stove on his own. I don't think they've located them yet :-( Update: house occupants are alive and weren't at home when it exploded.

When we were looking for houses in 2018 one of our finalists was on 34 Camrose bay....the house that exploded was on 35 Camrose Bay! RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. We passed on it because my friend who is a carpenter looked at it with me, said it was mostly asbestos tiles throughout, you don't want to deal with renovating this. I may buy him a case of beer this weekend. The surrounding houses all have significant damage. I'm surprised no one surrounding was seriously hurt.

winnipeg.ctvnews.ca

'Like an earthquake': Transcona house levelled by explosion, nearby homes damaged

The City of Winnipeg is asking people to avoid the area of Camrose Bay after a house exploded.
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Saw a cyclist lying on the road motionless this morning as I was driving my kids to school (lots of people on the scene waiting for ambulance).

The vehicle was heading east on Abinojii (Bishop) and they exited right into Royal Wood on a dedicated lane. They struck a cyclist that was heading either east or west on the cycling path but as the cyclist drove across that lane.

I have made that turn 1000 times and the visibility is ok in daylight but this morning it wasn't light out, not sure how it happened but it can get tricky if the cyclist is travelling the same direction (east) as the vehicle because the vehicle driver tends to look the only direction cars come from which is west bound left turn into Royalwood. If you don't check for bikes as you are heading into the turn it could be easy to miss someone if they were coming with pace as they hit the road.

I really hope the cyclist is ok, still feel a bit rattled since I was watching for full traffic light and there was zero movement.
 
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ps241 said:
Saw a cyclist lying on the road motionless this morning as I was driving my kids to school (lots of people on the scene waiting for ambulance).

The vehicle was heading east on Abinojii (Bishop) and they exited right into Royal Wood on a dedicated lane. They struck a cyclist that was heading either east or west on the cycling path but as the cyclist drove across that lane.

I have made that turn 1000 times and the visibility is ok in daylight but this morning it wasn't light out, not sure how it happened but it can get tricky if the cyclist is travelling the same direction (east) as the vehicle because the vehicle driver tends to look the only direction cars come from which is west bound left turn into Royalwood. If you don't check for bikes as you are heading into the turn it could be easy to miss someone if they were coming with pace as they hit the road.

I really hope the cyclist is ok, still feel a bit rattled since I was watching for full traffic light and there was zero movement.
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Those yields can be a little tricky with the bike path because it comes at a bit of a weird angle
 
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Those yields can be a little tricky with the bike path because it comes at a bit of a weird angle
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Yea they are really tough, when you are the vehicle driver you have to take a glance at the length of path early for bikes coming along side you quickly. I have done that every time accept "once" and that one time a cyclist was hauling ass hitting the intersection at full speed and f*** was it close. It was at night and they were wearing dark cloths while cycling (still on me) and it scared the living shit out of me. It was the same spot the cyclist got hit this morning.

I have cycled allot on that same path and I just don't trust vehicles enough to hit those cross walks at speed. I only do it if there are no cars near.
 
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Yea they are really tough, when you are the vehicle driver you have to take a glance at the length of path early for bikes coming along side you quickly. I have done that every time accept "once" and that one time a cyclist was hauling ass hitting the intersection at full speed and f*** was it close. It was at night and they were wearing dark cloths while cycling (still on me) and it scared the living shit out of me. It was the same spot the cyclist got hit this morning.

I have cycled allot on that same path and I just don't trust vehicles enough to hit those cross walks at speed. I only do it if there are no cars near.
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Yeah, that's the issue. They bend the path so that is crosses the yield at a 90 degree angle, but that means you have to rotate ypur head 120 degrees to look back along the path for cyclists

As a cyclist or or jogger on that path, I always assume that the car coming through the yield hasn't sent me and won't stop so I'll stop and wait for them to stop themselves and wave me across
 
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Buffdog said:
Yeah, that's the issue. They bend the path so that is crosses the yield at a 90 degree angle, but that means you have to rotate ypur head 120 degrees to look back along the path for cyclists

As a cyclist or or jogger on that path, I always assume that the car coming through the yield hasn't sent me and won't stop so I'll stop and wait for them to stop themselves and wave me across
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That is my approach too, I assume they can't see me.
 
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Buffdog said:
Yeah, that's the issue. They bend the path so that is crosses the yield at a 90 degree angle, but that means you have to rotate ypur head 120 degrees to look back along the path for cyclists

As a cyclist or or jogger on that path, I always assume that the car coming through the yield hasn't sent me and won't stop so I'll stop and wait for them to stop themselves and wave me across
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Far and away the best approach. I try to ride my bike to work as much as I can through the workable months (don't care how fat your tires are, winter riding in Manitoba is a gamble) but I just operate from the assumption that no one sees me.

My route isn't the same as the accident, but I get to cross Kenaston, Waverly, Pembina, Osborne and Main street so there's plenty of traffic. I'll always yield to cars at 4-way stops (if you've gone through the intersection you can't hit me) and don't run red lights (duh).

This time of year is terrible too and it seems to me that the majority of cyclists do very little to make themselves visible. The number of 'ninja' cyclists in this city is insane at this time of year. What is a ninja cyclist? That's a cyclist that makes no effort to be seen - no lights, no reflectors and no reflective clothing. Sometimes I see a cyclist that's pretty young and I'm guessing that spending $30 on a light is tough for them with rent and food increases and I get that. But many I see are like me, well beyond their thirties and they're out with nothing for lights, wearing all black clothing. Most of the e-bike riders are ninjas and that's even more stupid as you'll have less reaction time, and from what I can see, many e-bike riders are reborn cyclists, not having ridden frequently since they were grade schoolers.

Me? Two headlights, one of them flashing. Three rear lights, one flashing, one on my helmet. My reflectors are intact and visible. I have tires that have reflective parts that are highly visible from the side. My bags have reflective marking and my jacket has reflective tape built into it. Once got passed by a younger guy, no lights, all black gear, told me I looked like a Christmas tree. Yeah, that's the point. I couldn't even see him once he was thirty feet in front of me and I knew where he should be.

I hate many cyclists as they tend to ignore the rules. Makes the rest of us seem really annoying and it pisses drivers off. When I'm driving my car and I see a cyclist, I'm super wary because a lot of them don't behave predictably and assume they have the right of way, most often they don't. Autopac will always deem it the drivers fault, even when it's not, but that's little consolation when you're lying in hospital or the morgue.
 
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