Comments about litter cyclist

There are 53 comments about "litter cyclist"

What's Really Going On Here: Many feel the attention given to this matter is as shameful as some aspects of the event itself. Certainly a few nutbars roused themselves from the backwaters from which they monitor society. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

show respect - trash has its place : Timmy's has to add a surcharge onto each coffee to help pay for clean-up of all the cups littering the roadside. Their drive thrus don't work well for cyclists as well...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Litter did I Know: If any Driver/person/biker throws litter on the ground/ out their window into to my path, I am always ready to regift it to them. I don't need to throw it at them but if they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

show respect - trash has its place : Careful to "Litter do I know" Your confrontations could lead to action not just at the scene, but both in Crimminal and Civil court. And in the end no one comes out the winner. Picture a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Vancouver Cyclist: Any chance of the Morotorist and the Cyclist getting together with Hool to shoot some pictures and talking this out? Let's assume that both are sorry for their actions. And that we all agree that littering is......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

the new guy: I just moved to Toronto this past fall. I have lived in Vancouver, a small college town in the U.S. midwest (Iowa City, IA) and most recently, Edmonton. Having only ever visited Toronto......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Cyclists are whiny babies: Leah is just an idiot, if it was at night and nobody was around, would she have done the same thing? NO....plain and simple, she thought this person wouldnt do anything..she was wrong, i plan......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

- - -: The cyclist had a lot of guts to stand up to the motorist when he littered, and the fact that he threw it back at her was just plain wrong. This whole issue could have......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Eric the Yellow-bellied: Eric: "I'm a cyclist and a motorist, so maybe I have a unique prospective..." WhatEVER. Many of us who are primarily cyclists also have cars -- I'll lay odds you're a motorist who owns a bike.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Eric: I'm a cyclist and a motorist, so maybe I have a unique prospective...I would never litter, but IF I DID, and this self righteous tree hugger threw it back in my car, I would have......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

pedestrian pal: Rather than go on and on about cyclist versus motorist lets consider this. People who litter are pigs, people who seek out confrontations like this are fools or worse yet, holier than thou. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Dan: I can't believe I read this far... Because of the notoriety of this blog entry, its not surprising to see so many trolls coming here. I have to believe that a lot of the angry people......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

JimboToronto: I can't believe the hatred spewing from the tiny pea brains of the cargoofs. Cargoof Matt says,"That dumb courier got what she deserved. They selectively follow traffic laws, and then all of a sudden they're environmentalists?......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

babs: I've had two days worth of blog comments to read. What I've noticed is that there seems to be two camps of opinions. One belonging to the cyclists and one to the motorists. I......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

JimboToronto: I live on Augusta Ave about a block north of where this occurred but missed it due to being out of town. I am neither a bike courier nor a motorist, but my sympathies lie......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Demigod: There are many EXCUSABLE instances in this story to believe it was simply each other's acts which caused the problem to escalate to the point of where it did. Obviously both individuals need some......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

sconts: well, 1st of all, this is f'n hilarious. I don't believe in hitting women, but in this case, the b**** deserved it. if the litter didn't hit u, then mind ur own damn......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Vancouver Cyclist: I hope Leah has stopped reading this, too much negative energy. But let her know that there are a lot of people out here in Vancouver that support her. Hopefully at least some of the people......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Bobbikes in Calgary: I can't believe I read all this -- so much vilification and nonsense for a few gems of insight and information. Cyberspace is much more dangerous than I'd realized. I instinctively side with Leah. I......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Greg: In the Toronto Star on the next page after the pictures and article of this incident is an article about global warming and the warnings of scientists around the world about the catastrophes that will......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Responsible Biker: She was the first to commit assault by throwing food into his car. She started the fight by taking it upon herself to play litter-vigilante. He didn't behave appropriately, but it's hypocritical to act like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

White vest girl it's time to say sorry.: The white vest girl speaks: And I quote her from her posted reply way back in this mess. The "Motorists": 31st Jan 2006 - 22:26 GMT To All The Readers, "This is the blonde girl in the last picture.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Respect: Let's make a deal: You litter, I throw it back at you. If you park in the bike lane, I smash out your rear brake lights and key your car as I fly by. You cut me......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Daryl G.: What ever happened to just throwing litter away? Obviously this cyclist was either mentally retarded or just a plain bitch. Sure, it's not that great to litter, but there's really no need to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

What's Really Going On Here: It's interesting that this is primarily a concerned citizen vs. a s***head matter, not a cyclist vs motorist issue. The reason why it has exploded as the latter is due to the decades of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

foodfight: It's the litterbug attacking the cyclist, kicking her bike and bringing her down to the ground. Not exactly a pacifist response. He obviously popped a major valve. Litterbug would have shown more self-control if the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jerry: As this city used to be called "Hogtown" I thing "Pigtown" would be more apropo. Why? 1) The rectitude laced moron courier (and as a pedestrian I have only contempt for the arrogant, spoilt, disrespectfull cyclists,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

betterthinsgtodo: kindred-litterpicker: "lack of connection to the earth."? What about some sort of connection to common sense? Her actions were foolhardy at best and she's damn lucky thinsg didn't go worse for her than they did. The......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

kindred-litterpicker: Good for you Leigh. I feel proud that a fellow cyclist can stand up for the rights of the earth and the rights of our cities. You set a fine example. This one time I was biking......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Forkmiester: Ya know, having been a cyclist and a motorist in tarrana, i do understand his fustrations and hers. But when you look at the situation: - he litters by throwing out garbage from his window. Arse.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Krusty: To:saskatooncycling@yahoogroups.com This kind of article just drives me nuts. It's just another case of that god damn CBC forwarding it's socialist agenda and attempting it's usual "social engineering" by reporting on some insignificant action of what was......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: I find it interesting that despite the fact that Leah has publicly admitted she was out of line, many people seem to be abusing her to satisfy their own personal bigotry. Some people seem to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

ketchup-wrappers, not hamburger patties.. c'mon! : my friend was pulling out of the mcdonalds drive-thru, and he stopped his terribly maintained rusting hulk of blue-smoke pollution belching, heating-oil fueled, catalytic-converterless '92 oldsmobile, to open up each one of the individual ketchup......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Joey: I thought this was 2006? What's with all the chauvinistic women haters on here? Let me clarify a few things here that some of you seem to be forgetting (which I know firsthand) 1. Alex threw......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

o'neilly: I guess he was sick of garbage cans and she was sick of litter-bugs. Their self-righteousness sucks. But jostling slackers into recognizing community standards is a valuable thing. Another thing: all the chauvenistas deriding the litter......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

City Dweller II: Leah, the cyclist, is not in my mind an honour to our city. A knee-jerk reaction such as the one that she made is -- albeit righteous and somewhat amusing -- foolish and inflammatory,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Michelle: I can't believe this guy isn't getting charged! What a shot in the face to cyclists. Not even a littering charge? C'mon. P.S. If I ever come across a car parked in a bike lane, I......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

poprad99: I have been riding bikes for 32 years and burning fossil fuels for 22 years. I have been commuting year-round by bike for 9 years. I was assaulted and battered by a motorist in 1990 for......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Vaulander: Dumping garbage on the road is not only disgusting, it is also a bit of a problem for cyclists, especially on busy streets where there isn't much room to maneuver. A plastic macdonalds drink cup......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

To 'She Had in coming', 'The Motorists' and Everyone else.: It's too late to defend this very very dumb individual. Why is it everyone who claims to know him personally writes the exact same way? So "Brother in Law" are the kind of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jason H : I've done the same thing as Leah before - kind of. I've never opened a car door, but I've absolutely given litterbugs' garbage back to them - and I'll do it again. I wouldn't open......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Sleepless in Toronto: Hello all you Neanderthals out there wherever you are...you mini-van driving morons...you litter buggers...you monster home mavens...you enviornmental mental cases...you dyslexic idiots who can't even spell your hate-spewing messages properly...the 'fairer sex' no longer has......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

AAA: Sure the "Fat ass" person above has no civic sense like the motorist. These folks are the ones that litter streets, sidewalks, subway cars and other public spaces. The motorist should have been......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

AAA: Sure the "Fat ass" person above has no civic sense like the motorist. These folks are the ones that litter streets, sidewalks, subway cars and other public spaces. The motorist should have been......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Fat ass: Wow. Go motorist. I'm not a motorist, but that cunt of a cyclist was out-of-line. She invaded his car over a fucking piece of litter in TORONTO of all places. Boo fucking hoo. She deserved......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (toronto-HSE-ppp4056517.sympatico.ca): I read every post from beginning to end. It wasn’t a very productive day at work… Some people made me laugh others pissed me off and a lot made me think. This is an example where you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

rocketred: wow. I FINALLY got to this thread b/c it was on the FRONT FUCKING PAGE of the Toronto Star ?!?!!! Tho my eyeballs went square reading all of the responses, it was completely important for......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Julia: I wonder what would have happened if the cyclist was a 6 foot 220 lb man? Please litterers and spitters...treat Nature, our City, and our fellow Human Beings with respect. In our fast past......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Wayne: I am fascinated by the comments posted here! I have to admit that I am a litterbug albeit scraps of paper, cigarette butts, (when I used to smoke) small stuff. (I know that......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

j: interesting that many of the folks who disagreed with what Leah did then have to call her a number of names, threatened to beat her up, display their hatred of cyclists, basically accept littering as a right......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (cosh-cache-1.server.ntli.net): Couldn't she have just had a go at the guy? It's not like he dumped trash *on* her. I'm not saying he was right to litter, pour coffee on her or try and assault her.........

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Greg: I was once a "brave" cyclist, until I got my head nearly bashed in. Now I realize how vulnerable cyclists are. For your own well-being, I suggest you (and Leah if she has......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Chevette Washington: SUV & Litter & Violence. Microcosm; Macrocosm. Thats Big Oil right there in one guy viva Cyclista! Versimiltude? I believe this was staged, but on a deeper level, by the city itself....

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool