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12-26-2021, 01:14 AM
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^ made eye contact with one of the drivers yesterday whose car was like that and just shook my head at him like you’re a dumbass
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12-26-2021, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Teriyaki  Not only that. It seems I'm seeing MORE people driving around in the dark in the middle of a snowdrift with zero lights on. Holy hell, if there's anything that grinds my gears more .. | No lights is sooo annoying, that really grinds my gears too
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12-26-2021, 10:53 AM
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how about that the highway is somewhat decently cleared, as are the city streets.
Not the exit on-ramps or off-ramps though, those just stay untouched
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12-26-2021, 11:31 AM
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Anyone drive up to Grouse recently? I don't have snow tires - would I run into any problems?  | |
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12-26-2021, 11:48 AM
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If you have decent tread all seasons and know how to drive in winter you should be fine. If you don’t have M+S tires though just take the bus.
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12-26-2021, 12:32 PM
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I think public works did an outstanding job this year. Richmond, Vancouver, and Delta were all properly salted and cleared. Highways are all clear.
Nice to see us not get properly fucked for once. Ironically it's the snowiest
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12-26-2021, 03:58 PM
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^ just came back and was going to say the same thing. Really impressed with major roads, all cleared, I'm pleasantly surprised!
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12-26-2021, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Acura604 ...this year i'm seeing alot of these type of dumbfucks...
like...wtf... rear windows caked on with snow...  | It's not a big deal.
Thousands of work trucks drive every day with no rear window and rear side windows
If you know is to use those things called mirrors, your good to go
Only time it's an issue, is when the roof is not cleared, you slam on the brakes, and your entire front windshield now has 2" of snow on it at 50kmh
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12-26-2021, 04:58 PM
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^ Kind of peeved his plate isn't cleaned off as well.
I know most people wouldn't give AF, but if I can't ID your car, I don't want to be anywhere near you as you basically have no accountability for your actions now.
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12-26-2021, 05:25 PM
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The worst part of people not cleaning their roof, is the 50lb of ice on top stopping it from flying off. The when they actually get to highway speed, and it finally lifts off, it becomes quite the heavy flying object. I never bothered cleaning my roof anywhere else in Canada, but you have too here. It becomes ice immediately and refreezes. Everywhere else it blows off at 10km/h.
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12-26-2021, 06:05 PM
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12-26-2021, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I think public works did an outstanding job this year. Richmond, Vancouver, and Delta were all properly salted and cleared. Highways are all clear.
Nice to see us not get properly fucked for once. Ironically it's the snowiest
Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk | I was surprised to see my street get plowed today (Burnaby) - the city won't put in street lights on my block but they managed to get a plow going around.
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12-26-2021, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by supafamous I was surprised to see my street get plowed today (Burnaby) - the city won't put in street lights on my block but they managed to get a plow going around. | Burnaby's standard can vary depending on what they use to install the light (ie: metal pole or bc hydro wooden pole) if it's on a metal pole they'll be placed approximately 50 meters apart if it's bc hydro's then 215 meters is acceptable. If you want more lights installed, ie: the ones on metal pole so that it's 50m apart, you need to get your neighbours to pool money together and pay the city to install them.
I emailed the city one time asking about this because my gf's whole block didn't have any lights. The only lights were at the intersections which were about 150m apart, so it's acceptable by their standards.
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12-26-2021, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by iwantaskyline Anyone drive up to Grouse recently? I don't have snow tires - would I run into any problems? | Went yesterday morning, it's fine.
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12-27-2021, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 Burnaby's standard can vary depending on what they use to install the light (ie: metal pole or bc hydro wooden pole) if it's on a metal pole they'll be placed approximately 50 meters apart if it's bc hydro's then 215 meters is acceptable. If you want more lights installed, ie: the ones on metal pole so that it's 50m apart, you need to get your neighbours to pool money together and pay the city to install them.
I emailed the city one time asking about this because my gf's whole block didn't have any lights. The only lights were at the intersections which were about 150m apart, so it's acceptable by their standards. | Coming from Vancouver I'm pretty shocked how poorly lit Burnaby is - Vancouver claims 95% coverage with street lights (not sure how they calculate this) while in my neck of the woods (North of Central Park to Burnaby General) I can't believe how many streets have zero lighting. Some parks too. It's just bad public safety - everything from pedestrians walking home safely to drivers seeing people when it rains.
The cost is trivial per homeowner (I'd pay 10x the $27/yr they'd charge me) but it's stupid b/c this is a city wide public safety issue that shouldn't be left to choice and wouldn't address the broader issue. The city runs a 20%+ surplus each year ($100m) and has a reserve fund of over a billion dollars - surely they can spare $10m a year to put some lights in. They found the money ($4.8m) to swap all their lights to LEDs
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12-27-2021, 09:08 AM
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#7916 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
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yep, either the people on the city block fork it up for the light, or if there's a new development going, the city may try to jam it down their throat to pay for it as a req. of development permit  
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12-27-2021, 12:24 PM
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I'm not sure exactly how much a street light costs but I know from personal experience, my neighbour's tree destroyed a city lamp post on our block and they were responsible for coughing up the cost to pay for it. The city sent them a bill in the range of $10,000 - $12,000. That was just to remove and replace it and that's as much as I know.
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12-27-2021, 04:42 PM
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12-27-2021, 04:46 PM
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#7919 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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12-28-2021, 01:43 PM
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#7920 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by westopher This is everything it needs to be. | Dealer plate...think it was a test drive, or is someone in a lot of trouble? Haha
That picture would be perfect if there was a sign on the window saying "WENT TO GET FREE SALT, BRB"
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12-28-2021, 01:46 PM
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^Maybe trollface was test driving a Golf R.
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12-28-2021, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by donk. It's not a big deal.
Thousands of work trucks drive every day with no rear window and rear side windows
If you know is to use those things called mirrors, your good to go
Only time it's an issue, is when the roof is not cleared, you slam on the brakes, and your entire front windshield now has 2" of snow on it at 50kmh | Work trucks don't have a choice. A regular car does have rear and rear side windows - why would you choose not to use them?
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12-28-2021, 07:22 PM
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#7924 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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meaning in the practical sense they are not absolutely necessary
my daily has a sheet of metal where the rear side windows typically are; came like that stock so must be deemed safe by transport canada
can argue why people turn off their traction control; why would you choose not to use them?
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12-28-2021, 09:17 PM
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Most disappointing part of this is, tow cable didn't rip the front end off, like those in youtube videos...
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