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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 21h
And a special shout out to the FIVE drivers who blew the solid red light on KZM at Westboro Beach. Honestly, if drivers want people on bikes to follow road rules, they may want to consider leading by example. I'm not seeing a whole lot of following road rules out there anymore.
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Paul 🇨🇦 🚵 @paul-pothier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Drivers of #Autowa A pedestrian crossing g is not a four-way stop
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Paul 🇨🇦 🚵 @paul-pothier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just spent the last twenty minutes trying to report this via @en.ottawa.ca 311 page Frustrating experience Gawd this city’s web presence sucks
Illegally parked camper
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Autowa @autowa.app · 27/09/2026
CDEN897 ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID CDEN897. Reported for: Stop in a reserved bicycle lane (125)
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Autowa @autowa.app · 27/09/2026
Just south of the GOA (Greater Ottawa Area)
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1 dead, 5 injured in head-on crash in Kemptville, Ont. | CBC News
One person is dead and several others were sent to hospital after a head-on collision between two passenger vehicles in Kemptville, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FFS - another pedestrian hit by a driver.
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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dear @en.ottawa.ca, the next time a large event like Nuit Blanche takes place in Byward Market, the streets need to be closed to drivers. It's absolutely ludicrous to invite thousands of people into one neighbourhood, and still allow cars.
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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why the fuck was anyone trying to drive thru downtown tonight. Wtf is wrong with you people. #CarsRuinCities #Autowa
A large intersection stuffed with cars, at night. A street jam packed with cars, at night. A lit up sign attached to the side of a wall with a mural, the sign reads SPACE FOR US.  Considering how many cars were taking up space during a special event tonight, the signs message really fit.
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Bicycle Seen @frpaul1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
STOP DRIVING YOUR FUKING CAR AT PEOPLE! and FFS stop allowing cars in a festival area where lots of people will be walking around.
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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m sure we’ll see mass, breathless coverage from all the MDs and brain surgeons freaking the fuck out about this too huh?… or maybe cuz most of them own some form of vehicle like this, the in-group / out-group think barrier will be too fucking high for them to cross
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So article says this occurred at Bank & Albion yet a photo of downtown (at Wellington and Elgin, just north of war memorial) was used? Why? Is media seeking to perpetuate an image of unsafe downtown? Highlight unsafe bike lanes on Wellington?
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Autowa @autowa.app · 26/09/2026
Over in Bellville right now. Parents were out to get some fish and chips, not going to happen. Someone turned it into a drive-thru. Fking ridiculous.
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Autowa @autowa.app · 26/09/2026
Douglas clearly got paid by the square footage on these signs. Clearly made for people going past them at 80km/h. Which incidentally might be the point 😁
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Autowa @autowa.app · 26/09/2026
Together is the essence of my works. Arming the public with tools, so tedious repetitive work can be done in a constructive manner without burnout. One person can make a difference, 10k with a common goal moves the needle, 100k can choose the direction of the city
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Autowa @autowa.app · 26/09/2026
When a tragic death happens, I often put out the thought - that when a life is cut short, we have no idea what threads, what futures, what great deeds - perhaps the cure for cancer, the next greatest invention, millions of lives changed - who knows. But here's a thread we know, almost snipped.
cbc.ca
When Terry Fox had a brush with death on a Nova Scotia highway
When Terry Fox got off the ferry in North Sydney, N.S., to continue his Marathon of Hope in May 1980, he was joined by a CBC crew who filmed him running along the highway. But none of them knew the ri...
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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Walking up to an intersection, driver sails thru solid red light, windows down. Me: Hey, that was a red light there Genius! Drivers: I know Genius, I don't give a fuck. BuT CyCliStS nEeD to FoLLoW rOaD RuLeS!! #Autowa
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Autowa @autowa.app · 25/09/2026
Another weekend. Another coding sprint! If you know python, or how to Vibe code (I don't judge) 😁 - I'm always looking for help to speed this up. To get Ottawa a working product for self enforcement.. Current build: Preview Client for machine vision, that a ALPR can integrate with.
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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Eleven drivers thru solid red lights during my lunch break, plus the Garbage Pickup just driving thru a park instead of just using the road. Nice showing from Autowa while I ate. 👏🏼
A large white pick up truck driving on a narrow pathway thru a park, displacing people walking into the grass.
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Qtain P. Faulkes @qtainpfaulkes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Doug Ford: Speed cameras bad. Also Doug Ford: Flock cameras good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNkZ...
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Licence plate readers to be installed on Highway 401
YouTube video by CTV News
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And vibes: bike lanes, cottage life, buck a beer… all on vibes. Ford is the worst premier. Would not recommend. Zero out of 100 stars. 
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I often think about the speed camera chopping vigilante who returned to the scene of their crime on Parkside Drive multiple times but Toronto police didn’t catch them & it led to Doug Ford banning speed cameras for 16 million people & now speeding is at epidemic levels & people will die.
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Pyke @pykey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just a reminder @arieltroster.bsky.social @ottawabylaw.bsky.social that this illegal parking lot is still running & well used Drivers drive at a 45 degree angle across the intersection sidewalk to access it Should we just give up on enforcement since no one in a leadership position seems to care 🤷
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Autowa @autowa.app · 25/09/2026
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19-year-old found guilty of dangerous driving in death of Ottawa crossing guard
Xzander Wright has been found guilty of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death in connection with a collision in Barrhaven that killed Ottawa crossing guard Peter Clark.
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Autowa @autowa.app · 24/09/2026
BC93931 ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID BC93931. Reported for: Stop in a reserved bicycle lane (125)
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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I talked to the drivers using the Laurier bike lane as a loading zone. They dismissed me saying that bikes can just use the sidewalk and balked at the idea of using a traffic lane because it would be dangerous for them. There's on-street parking a few meters away. #autowa #carbrained
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James Glave 🇨🇦 @jamesglave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
City of North Vancouver added Jersey barriers to approaches of new Crosscut Bridge, a $17-million pedestrian and cycling connector over Highway 1 -- BECAUSE A MOTORIST DROVE THEIR VEHICLE OVER IT. Bridge temporarily closed for engineering assessment. Pics: Geoff Fawkes, Facebook.
Approach to Crosscut Bridge seen with offset concrete barriers.Approach to Crosscut Bridge seen with offset concrete barriers.
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Occasional Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just like firearms in the United States. When your whole dangerous object safety model hinges upon everyone being lawful good, and being a perfect cognitive model of a human - the results will continue to speak for themselves. #Autowa #VisionZero
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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This guy almost had a very bad ending to his day today. Blowing through stop signs is already a bad idea, trying to pass a car at the same time is a recipe for disaster. Good reaction from the driver on this one, but they should used their turn signal. Hope everyone learned some lessons.
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Gwen 🚲🏳️‍🌈 @gkdavie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So many drivers take a cyclist slowing down as their approval to just go ahead, meanwhile we have slowed down because we don't want to Fucking die.
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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I only read the headlines. #ottpoli
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bikeview.ca @bikeviewca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A driver in a pickup truck hit an 83 year old pedestrian. #autowa
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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Carling ave is one of a million examples of this in #ottawa except not as many people using the sidewalk cuz the experience of using said sidewalk is fucking atrocious. This highway is specifically for people who live in what should be its own city, Kanata
People driving cars fill Carling ave
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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Was there last year. The balanced approach of doing nothing ensures it’s just a shitty experience for everyone, when it should be a shitty experience just for people driving who shouldn’t be able to when this event is on
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Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌 @christaggart.com · 19/09/2026
We really need to close Wellington completely during future Taste of Wellington events. All the drivers were mad and doing dangerous things.
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Autowa @autowa.app · 19/09/2026
It's the weekend. So another installment of Coding till I drop: Home edition. If you have ideas, comments, concerns or a burning desire to put a dent in #Autowa. I'm collecting friends and helpers for the adventure. Reach out. The path is clear, the reward sweet. Now to do the work to get there.
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Autowa @autowa.app · 19/09/2026
AY15954 ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID AY15954. Reported for: Stop partly on sidewalk (110)
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Autowa @autowa.app · 19/09/2026
DHVX395 ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID DHVX395 . Reported for: Stop in a reserved bicycle lane (125)
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's happening! It's happening! School Streets in Ottawa. It was so great to be able to open this street up for kids and families to get to school safely and actively. As one parent I chatted with this morning said, seeing kids prioritized like this - it gives me hope. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
cbc.ca
Elementary school in Vanier closes street to cars during morning drop off
Twice a week during morning drop off, a section of Alice Street outside Trille des Bois Public Elementary School will close to cars as part of a pilot program run by a local non-profit. The CBC’s Jodi...
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Bicycle Seen @frpaul1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#autowa driver charged with distracted driving for 3rd time in 18 months. How many times in the past 18 months, did they drive distracted and didn't get caught? 1. 0 2. 1-1,000 3. 1,000-5,000 4. 5,000-10,000 5. Over 10,000 www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Ottawa driver charged with distracted driving for 3rd time in 18 months: OPP
A driver observed using a cellphone while driving on Highway 417 is facing their third distracted driving charge in 18 months.
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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So nice of Autowa to completely block this sidewalk all the way to the black fencing, and not create any space for pedestrians, and then for the people on bikes that space would bump over. I felt so cherished and cared for. #ottwalk #ButDefinitelyNotOttRoll
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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Crush The Car
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Autowa @autowa.app · 17/09/2026
BNJ55K ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID BNJ55K. Reported for: none specified
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Autowa @autowa.app · 15/09/2026
Local auto theft gang busted.
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Ottawa police dish out 170 charges to 9 people for vehicle thefts | CBC News
Ottawa police say they have arrested nine residents in connection with a string of vehicle thefts in the city’s east end and handed out 170 combined charges.
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Autowa @autowa.app · 15/09/2026
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RCMP ‘monitoring’ reports of massive North American drivers’ licence hack - National | Globalnews.ca
The breach, if confirmed, could be one of the largest exposures of government-issued identity documents in North America, creating risks of identity theft and fraud for millions.
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Autowa @autowa.app · 15/09/2026
Autowa Citizen - make it stick 😂
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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I find it extremely difficult to sympathize with drivers bemoaning cyclists who break road rules written for drivers. We are not in rolling metal cages. We do not wreak havoc when we make mistakes. My rolling a stop sign is not your blowing a red light. We are not the same.
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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@autowa.app This guy honked at me for taking the lane then proceeded to close pass me on the right while hurling insults. Ottawa School Transportation has been notified and a police report has been filed.
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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Chatter on the Reddit thread from someone whose partner was on the scene is that the cyclist was travelling south on Sussex and a driver made a left cross turn in front of them (going in to the Mint) & that the cyclist may be paralyzed from the neck down. #ottbike www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/com...
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From the ottawa community on Reddit: Cyclist critically injured in Sussex Drive crash
Explore this post and more from the ottawa community
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Autowa @autowa.app · 13/09/2026
DHRX186 ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID DHRX186. Reported for: Covered Plate (100)
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Autowa @autowa.app · 13/09/2026
CTZR885 ゚。・ * .゚☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app
Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID CTZR885. Reported for: Covered Plate (100)
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