Max Anderson
@maxanderson.bsky.social
235 followers 443 following 284 posts
professional computer janitor, amateur stats dork, Toronto enthusiast, alleged virulent anti-car zealot, 219 poster. a long time ago I worked at thoughtworks. he/him
professional computer janitor, amateur stats dork, Toronto enthusiast, alleged virulent anti-car zealot, 219 poster. a long time ago I worked at thoughtworks. he/him
![[59] The question, then, is this: is there a rational connection between the purpose of reducing traffic congestion and the decision to increase the number of lanes for motor vehicles by removing bicycle lanes? The respondents were required to establish that there was no such connection. The appellants were not required to establish that the legislation will prove effective in reducing traffic congestion.
[60] Common sense provides the answer here: increasing the number of lanes available for motor vehicles must, at least to some extent, and for some period of time, be capable of contributing to reducing traffic congestion. The legislation is therefore rational. Assumptions grounded in everyday experience and common sense need not be established empirically: Gosselin v. Québec (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 84, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 429, at para. 56.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bumu6s332o24fppobse7j3ms/bafkreienb36anol5lhe5bysgujtctbbldmjjth6jc4cybrowrmllarjrea)
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People who become right wing because they get annoyed by leftists are weak willed, most leftists are annoyed by leftists every single day.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c3liusihpe5y4fh6hyilawgt/bafkreiccuyl2lbvpywvnvksg4ldo3ojfolrwoc77ha355crjgjvam34nvm)
