Banning temporary structures and tents is of course warfare against the homeless. Same with fire
the balls on this sign, listing the specific city civic code that outlaws it
Ball-playing and frisbee by permit only
give me a break
also it's weird they had to edit the sign to change a couple of the code numbers
and why the fuck does anyone need to know the individual code numbers? you could just put the 608 section number, ONCE, somewhere at the bottom
Given the phone number for fields, I think they mean actual games, not just a friendly game of catch.
looked it up and the sign is almost entirely bullshit
https://torontoist.com/2008/04/enjoy_your_visit/
oi mate, you got a loicense to be playing catch? :the-pigs:
why the fuck does a biker need to dismount on hills? wtf?
To stop speedsters from racing down hills straight into pedestrians walking their dogs?
it's already not allowed to hit people. absurd fuking measure. and the rule isn't clear at all, like dismount at the top, remount on the way? dismount on ascent & descent? just descent?
Back in the 90s John Stossel would produce a 1 hour documentary on why this is big government overreach.
Big fan of the :citations-needed: ep on him.. Had no idea he was another one that was backed by the Koch brothers.
model aircraft prohibited
Oh thank god, I can take my Spitfire to the park
libertarian park would be an auxillary parking structure with a hypervigilant towing company.
Idk, some of these are reasonable, some are silly.
No unauthorized fires - Makes sense.
Ball playing/frisbee - This one’s silly
Cyclists must dismount on hill - Kinda silly unless they had a specific problem of cyclists hitting people
Dogs must be leashed - Good rule.
No temporary structures or tents - Okay rule in a society where you’ve solved homelessness, problem if you haven’t.
No posting of signs - Good rule.
Permit for 25+ people - Could make sense if you’re trying to make sure large groups don’t conflict, reservations aren’t unreasonable.
Kites and model aircraft forbidden - Silly and stupid.
Fires must be out by 9:30 - Silly.
Cyclists must dismount on hill - Kinda silly unless they had a specific problem of cyclists hitting people
I'm only accepting this as a serious problem if you're also required to put your car in neutral and walk it down the hill as well.
It only seems reasonable to me if it’s something specific to the park in question. If this park has had multiple incidents of people going too fast down a particular hill and hitting people the rule makes sense.
Pick a park, any park, in the entire country of Canada and show me where the cyclist collision/injury/death rate is higher than the motorist rate.
Rules like this are designed to be obnoxious to cyclists. Nobody cares about human life. If they cared, they'd adopt road designs and crosswalks and pedestrian walkways and all the rest which are proven to reduce accidents. Instead, we just see arbitrary addendums thrown into the code in order to paper over the fact that these spaces are hostile to cyclists, to homeless people, really - to anyone who wants to use the park as more than a bullet point on a Real Estate sales flier.
the slides lead to underground debtors jails, you can pay the playground slide fee with money or other services
Kites prohibited Christ fuck off let the kids have some fun flying those things. And the adults too.
Model aircraft prohibited is understandable with all the chops that fly them
frisbee by permit only
dogs must be leashed
lmao okay bud :doggo-matapacos:
