I looked it up in case anyone else was curious, and the law was supposedly related to people doing this to lure horses away.

  • 🇨🇦 tunetardis@piefed.ca
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    15 hours ago

    That’s awesome! I also love when petty laws contradict one another.

    When I landed a bike courier job in Toronto back in the day, I read up on all the cycling by-laws. I wasn’t going to be one of these reckless types who give the profession a bad name!

    Then I looked closely. One read: Cyclists must keep both hands on the handle bars at all times. Then just below it: Cyclists must use hand signals when turning. That popped my little bubble of youthful idealism on Day 1…

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      12 hours ago

      Signal with your fingers. Then, knowing that you got the intellectual and legal superiority, turn right and get slammed by a truck, proudly acknowledging that you didn’t break the law.

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        12 hours ago

        As I die defending the right of way, I will raise one more finger to signal the truck driver. You can guess which one that will be.