Cycling Scarborough Town Centre to Downtown Toronto on Sept 14, 2020 [4K]

[@torontogal38]

That's insane that you were able to ride from STC to union station just like this without a break in such little time. 😃

[@JohnnyStrides]

Oh, I took a 5 second break to check out that temple hehe

[@JeMappelleFrikandel]

Man, cycling in Scarborough was really taking your life in your own hands, drivers are crazy down there.

[@martinkent333]

Drivers that come off of the highways suffer from the inability to correctly gauge relative speeds. So they cut cyclists off. Velocitization routinely terrorizes cyclists, but the cycling community obviously must love the terror, or they would publicize the problem. Caused by the inner ear, Velocitization has been a bugbear for the President of Young Drivers of Canada for 35 years. No one listens. OK? Try wearing bright colours. Dark colours make it hard for sunglass wearing drivers, to see you, Ninja.

[@BGRANT777X]

Glad you went to Scarborough, it has some really great trails for cycling with really varied terrain. You should go again when the leave start to change as Thomson Park and its trail system will be very nice. The bike trail that connects to Thomson starts just outside Kennedy station.

[@marcusm5619]

Again I watched this video on the TV screen, better first person POV. Awesome and long bike ride! You need to do the west side to downtown next! 16:27 you are right it is a Buddhist temple, I have no clue how long it has been there, but I remembered going there when they participated in the Doors Open Toronto awhile back. Thanks for the video! 👍👍👍

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks Marcus! I'm planning on some longer rides on the west side as well :)

[@arfanp]

Amazing cycling from scarborough town center to downtown union station!

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs, Arfan?

[@dalsie89]

Hi Johnny bro what to say it's always great video be careful on d road, long drive ... God bless you.....

[@martinkent333]

Johnny loves to blow stop sign. Safety isn't fun for bored dudes. OK? Do you stop at stop signs, Darshanjit? Do you have time to talk?

[@missyogiebear]

Loved watching this video. I'm from the UK and I have a new obsession with Canada. After watching Orphan Black and discovering you have so many towns named after places near me in Malton, in Yorkshire. (Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby, York and Malton)

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs, Yogie? In Canada, cycling terrorists are ultrafashionable. Do you have time to chat?

[@missyogiebear]

@@martinkent333 I don't cycle anymore as you need a death wish to cycle in my Town in the UK and I hate driving here too. So as a 'walker' no i don't stop at stop signs (known as give way signs here) as i would look like a total dork lol.

[@martinkent333]

@@missyogiebear The UK replaced social responsibility with social negligence around 300 years ago. Now, domestic terror is common. Not religious terror, just folks who profit from illegal or sketchy behaviour. So when they drive, it's abuse and terror. Football is vastly more attractive than traffic laws. The UK rests in it's tasty vomit and smiles. Tourists love the crime and terror.

[@torontogal38]

At 20:45 you were literally within a 3 minute ride from where I live. I know that it's not the best area but I bought my condo in a safe, clean and nice building for a good price 11 years ago. Love my place! 😄 It can be a sketchy area but I don't go out by myself at night or engage with strangers. 🙋

[@JohnnyStrides]

That's neat and glad you enjoy the area!

[@martinkent333]

Schetchy area means social negligence dominates social responsibility. Volunteer or it will get worse. OK? Do you stop at stop sighs? Do you have time to talk?

[@cycleyyz]

Weird seeing you ride from where I was born and grew up to where I live and ride now. Scarborough is a weird place, beautiful nature combined with horrendous urban sprawl and dangerous roads. I do miss the food though. You weren't too far from Federick's at the start. ;)

[@JohnnyStrides]

I see a lot of this area (including Brimley) on your channel so I figured you were out that way. Was it normal to see a total lack of cyclists out on the streets? I feel like on the west side of the city I see a lot more, even in the more suburban areas of Etobicoke. I wish I didn't screw up my camera position on this (it's too far off-centre ugh).

[@cycleyyz]

@@JohnnyStrides No one cycles in Scarborough, it's car or bust out there. There are some exceptions though. Kingston Rd, Warden, Birchmount and the entire area north of the Zoo are frequented by many cyclists in the morning - myself included. I don't live in Scarborough anymore, moved closer to the core where the design is more human.

[@martinkent333]

Dangerous roads or crappy drivers? Speeding drivers make it dangerous. The province deals with dangerous roads, but lawless Canadian drivers insist in stupidity and negligence. OK?

[@martinkent333]

@@cycleyyz Is it part of Canada, or composed of assholes? Cyclists are assaulted? Tell me more?

[@denisegwilliams8614]

Beautiful ride I enjoyed the scenery every place has its own little feeling 😍 I lol when you said your butt got a beating because I was thinking the same 🤣🤣 thanks for sharing keep these wonderful vlogs coming Johnny 🤗💞🤗

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs, Denise? Do you have time to chat?

[@abdobouchareb6791]

Thanks a lot for the virtual ride 🚲, what a nice one. 👍

[@martinkent333]

Johnny likes to blow stop signs. Do you? Do you have time to chat, Abdo?

[@abdobouchareb6791]

@@martinkent333 do you want to chat?

[@martinkent333]

@@abdobouchareb6791 Right now I want to get off the computer and go for a walk or whatever. I do want to chat about cycling on Toronto, but just leave me something and I'll get back to you. I am keen on finding sponsorship to introduce The Organization of Law-abiding Canadian Motorists and The Society of Law-abiding Canadian Cyclists. The World Health Organization Road Safety Office actually feels that this is long overdue - in Canada. I was introducing traffic sign percentage posting, via electronic reader boards in BC's capital city. It would be perfect for Toronto. Once folks see zero percentage stop signs at schools, they will want 100 %. OK? Let's chat over the next few days and I want to know how bad things are outside of Vancouver. Toronto seems 7 times slimier!

[@kathleenwallace1165]

Thanks for another great video!

[@alyjaffer8885]

That's impressive bro. Very far ride. But super impressive

[@martinkent333]

Johnny usually blows stop signs. Do you? Do you have time to chat, Aly?

[@ansonwong8828]

What's the best way to stay safe biking from scarborough to downtown? Looking to do this in the summer

[@JohnnyStrides]

Starting from where? Kingston Road is a pretty easy route to follow.

[@martinkent333]

Obey all traffic laws. Wear bright colours. Avoid getting near any truck. Do you stop at stop signs? Do you have time to chat?

[@rosaannarilli4905]

I think it's the Jing Yin Temple Buddhist Temple 722 Brimley Rd.

[@pamrosina]

So sorry you lost your glasses but it was still a great ride thanks Johnny

[@martinkent333]

Johnny can't figure out stop signs, too many bike crashes has made him silly in the head. Forgetting to wipe his ass next!

[@PlanetLinuxChannel]

Metrolinx and the TTC are planning to replace the RT with an extension of Line 2 to Scarborough Town Centre in the next 10-15 years, so that should help modernize things. Great video as always!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Hopefully it's the multi-stop extension as outlined on their website and not that pathetic Tory 1-stop extension!

[@Neville60001]

Johnny, what really should be built is a streetcar-based LRT as was originally planed to be built in the early '80's.

[@bskinny9009]

I've been doing this Kingston rd route to the bluffs for a few years. A big shoutout to Tony and Claudias on Fallingbrook, great pizza.

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs? Do you have time to chat, B Skinny?

[@georgeemil3618]

There's nothing like a lazy Saturday afternoon watching somebody else go bike riding. You can do it Peloton! I just came back from a 1 hr, 16km bike ride myself. It's amazing how far you can go when you're not in a hurry. Your ride is a Monday afternoon. I don't see the traffic as being that busy for the drivers to complain that the bike lanes slow them down. Maybe this video should have been presented to city council as proof those drivers are wrong.

[@cheikhtv3840]

I loved this place so much man. i can't believe i left.

[@csamson4839]

I'm about to do a similar ride but from the west side of the city, rexdale to the humber arch Bridge the trip is about 25kms 1 way for me

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs, C Samson? Do you have time to chat?

[@troydonaldson]

Noooo! You can see your sunglasses on the bench at the very beginning.

[@JohnnyStrides]

Yeah that was the first thing I checked when I got back lol

[@77dris]

OMG you are right! Arghhh!

[@georgemcclafferty]

Enjoyed the bike ride today Johnny Sorry 😐 about your sun glasses 👓 maybe Santa 🎅 will be good to you this year. Take care and stay safe. 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🚴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚴🚶‍♀️❤️

[@JohnnyStrides]

I hope he is!

[@georgemcclafferty]

Johnny Strides 👌

[@martinkent333]

Johnny loves to blow stop signs and break other traffic laws. He shines! Do you stop at stop signs, George? Do you have time to chat?

[@justtransportationmanila]

how viable would this route be for a possible commute a few times a week? Are there bike-friendlier paths from downtown toronto to scarborough center?

[@rashad1saifullah]

Thanks Johnny!

[@schnuurtchke]

Do a ride on Dundas street in Etobicoke and Mississauga?

[@JohnnyStrides]

Perhaps I will :)

[@andrew20146]

Yikes. When I ride on roads with two lanes in the direction of travel I tend to take the lane more to dissuade those lane splitters. The lanes aren't wide enough for them to squeeze past at that kind of speed and give you enough space, so you might as well force them to go into the passing lane to get by.

[@JohnnyStrides]

I guess it's just a matter of preference. I always tend to stay to the side unless safety dictates I take the entire lane. Most drivers are pretty good and leave enough space to pass and nobody passed me within 1 metre which is where I start to feel uncomfortable (although the law states they must give 2).

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs Andrew? Do you have time to chat?

[@andrew20146]

@@martinkent333 I tend not to. I treat them as yield signs.

[@martinkent333]

@@andrew20146 And show Canadian youth how to trash their community. Social negligence and political abuse are ultra fashionable with assholes.

[@ravishaikh7766]

Thank you I really waiting for this video where is walmart

[@JohnnyStrides]

I believe there was one at STC at the start.

[@robertkarp6336]

Awesome ride. Sorry about the sunglasses. It was interesting how you have to carefully navigate streetcar tracks. Have you ever gotten the tires stuck in them?

[@JohnnyStrides]

I've had a few wheel snags but thankfully no accidents!

[@77dris]

Oh so sorry about the "Rey Banz"... lol. Man if that was me, right when I realized I left them, there would be a huge brain battle going on regarding actually cycling back to get them. LOL. Btw, great audio on these, the wind isn't even noticeable. What mic do you use?

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks! I tried sooooooo many mics out before I could finally get one that worked with cycling lol... it's a Shure MVL lav mic (with an extra foam cover on it, and I tuck it under my shirt to further cut the wind). Cheers!

[@kelalamusic9258]

Oh, man, you started off your ride only a couple of miles from where I lived as a boy. I wish you could ride around my old haunting grounds. Nice ride. So, have you decided on what e-bike to get? Mahalo

[@kahlilheslop7883]

In a meeting billed as "improving Toronto’s cycling network" they announced that they are tearing up the 4 month old Brimley bike lane ASAP. They truly don't care about Scarborough.

[@JohnnyStrides]

They don't, this is a horrible move IMO.

[@georgeemil3618]

The excuse was that drivers complained the bike lanes were slowing them down. What driver hasn't ever complained that bike lanes slow them down? Duh. We heard that same complaint with the bike lanes on Richmond, Adelaide, Bloor, Woodbine and Danforth.

[@JacobW567]

that's a day before my arrival in Canada, Toronto

[@martinkent333]

Welcome to domestic terror aka lawless capital city streets, adults and communities, Foued. Always obey the law and your ass will be spared. Johnny loves to break traffic laws. He is a cyclist without a conscience.

[@RockyLofeudo999]

Scarborough Ends/Starts at Kingston Rd and Victoria Park AV.

[@TheEntreprize]

Ummm, no.

[@RockyLofeudo999]

Uuummmmm YES. It sure does. Victoria Park AV is tge Border of Scarborough and Toronto. I grew up in The Beach and obviously I would know that!! And anyone who actually knows The City knows that's a Fact 😳👍🤪🙄

[@TheEntreprize]

@@RockyLofeudo999 Border of Scarberia? Undisputably - from Steeles to Lake Ontario, yes it's Vic Park. Don't know what you are talking about when you mention Kingston Rd in your first comment, or Toronto in your second though.

[@RockyLofeudo999]

TheEntreprize Johnny is riding along Kingston Rd past Victoria Park AV. I'm saying it's the Border between Scarborough and Toronto. East Side of Victoria Park is Scarborough when he crosses to the West Side of Victoria Park it's now Toronto 😳👍😎. Get it Now? 👍

[@TheEntreprize]

rocky lofeudo Yeah, I think he narrated that part already, so thanks for chiming in. Maybe he’ll do a top to bottom bike ride on Vic Park one day too.

[@antonnovo695]

Why are you riding in the middle of the road?..

[@JohnnyStrides]

What are you talking about? It's perfectly fine to take the entire lane on a bicycle as safety dictates... for the most part I'm off to the side (and cars are still passing dangerously - and illegally... all the more reason for a cyclist to take the entire lane).

[@antonnovo695]

@@JohnnyStrides When I ride,if there is a sidewalk , I prefer to travel on it.

[@JohnnyStrides]

@@antonnovo695 Where do you live? In Toronto (and most parts of the GTA) that's illegal. Riding on the sidewalk in Toronto is stupid and inconsiderate.

[@antonnovo695]

@@JohnnyStrides I am sure these drivers love you.Since you are so law abiding that is.

[@JohnnyStrides]

@@antonnovo695 I don't care about the drivers, it's more about the poor pedestrians having to deal with some inconsiderate idiot on the sidewalk...

[@AsifIqbal-ks8bo]

Hey, Thanks for the video. I intend to settle in Scarborough as a new immigrant considering the public transportation facilities and in GTA area.. initially I planned for Mississauga. Could you please suggest a better area for me, hopefully I will land in Toronto soon. Thanks 😊

[@martinkent333]

Do you obey traffic laws, Asif? Do you have time to chat?

[@jarkabernat3297]

I used to live on Scarborough golf club Rd. Please take me there via video 🙏

[@martinkent333]

google street view!!

[@clsumjr]

I've been doing a lot of street riding during the early morning weekend hours but i am going to hit me a bike trail this weekend...

[@martinkent333]

Do you stop at stop signs, C-Ross? Do you have time to chat?

[@clsumjr]

@@martinkent333 oh heck yes I always stop all stops and redlights as well even though there is not that much traffic.. The city I live in these folks are horrible drivers.. Yes Martin Kent I do have time to chat

[@martinkent333]

@@clsumjr What city do you live in? I am interested in posting traffic sign compliance percentages at schools, in capital cities. Folks don't stop at stop signs etc, so posting zero percent stop signs etc, will freak them out. They will immediately want 100% The mayor of Victoria liked the idea, but the pandemic shut it down. I am planning to get sponsors to put school traffic sign percentage compliance rates - on the news. Edmonton made 30 kph speed zones 5 years ago. Right now I have to go to bed, but please get back to me tomorrow. I want to tell you about Velocitized drivers terrorizing cyclists and other fun stuff! Thank you.

[@clsumjr]

@@martinkent333 I live in BALTIMORE CITY. They're famous here for running red lights and stop signs. Saturday I witness 2 cars run a stop, one tried but I was already in the intersection. And red lights they do stop and then continue on..

[@martinkent333]

@@clsumjr BALITIMORE IS WHERE DIRT BIKES TAKE OVER THE STREETS AND A WOMAN DROVE WITH TWO DEAD KIDS IN THE TRUNK FOR A YEAR. I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW. BUT IT'S BEDDY BYE TIME. BALTIMORE VS DETROIT FOR SHITTY STRETS. OR PITTSBURGH. WOW.

[@codyguy2643]

great job staying on the roads. Being on the sidewalks on foot has been a nightmare as often cyclists with no bells or warning will pass you by and there's a real danger of collision and serious injury. I've had seniors complain too about being at risk walking outside here in Scarb

[@JohnnyStrides]

Yeah, the sidewalks are no place for adults to be riding their bikes in the city... ever. If people don't feel safe on the road they should plan better routes and be prepared to WALK their bikes on the sidewalk. The lack of enforcement over this is sad too IMO.

[@martinkent333]

Canada's cycling terrorists love to break traffic laws and scare the hell out of the elderly pedestrians. These slimy sleazeballs are proud of their terror and wear dark clothes to make Ninja terror more creepy. Even the brightly coloured cycling terrorists love to make it creepy, freaky and keep the mentally unstable more mentally unstable. Then mass murder erupts in Ontario's capital city. Keep up the terror, cyclists! Winnipeg's cycling terrorists - love the Bombers!!!!

[@SinaJVH]

niiiiiceeeee

[@DopeEd]

I think you need new brake pads!

[@dahmanemellahi7589]

Hi

[@noemilopez9834]

👍🌸

[@thejeffinvade]

Kingston road is the worst. We need a bike lane on Kingston road

[@MrArsalan11]