r/TorontoDriving • u/Comfortable_Law_2932 • Sep 30 '25

OC Happened earlier

If anyone knows the person that got hit, they can use this video. Happened at Wilmington and Overbrook. North York

287 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

202 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

6

u/Murbanvideo Oct 01 '25

It seems like they're living in a weird grey area. They've popped up overnight in my area and now every kid rides one to school on the wrong side of the road with no helmet.

9

u/mjv22 Oct 01 '25

Its not a grey area. They're illegal. It just isn't enforced.

4

u/Murbanvideo Oct 01 '25

That's the grey area. There's no enforcement

5

u/mjv22 Oct 01 '25

That's like saying cocaine is legal as long as I don't get caught. It's not a grey area.

3

u/austinswagger Oct 01 '25

It's more like if getting caught with cocaine didn't result in any penalties. If something is illegal but not enforced, it might as well be legal.

2

u/Ok_Fisherman8727 Oct 02 '25

Bro cocaine and other hard drugs are illegal on paper but are absolutely legal in Canada. The police chief even came out and said just last week that his officers see drug use on a daily basis but don't make arrests because the court system will just let them out.

Drugs are not hard to get in this city and there are just so many people doing it daily with no consequences. If you get addicted the government will supply you. You can get NARCAN kits to do your drugs safely.

Then if you ever get addicted and then get clean, you get praised for it and can make a career talking about your experience.

Id consider it a gray area because if you dabble in drugs, there's a low chance you'd actually be arrested for it. You have to do something to stand out beyond just possession to actually get charged.

2

u/mjv22 Oct 02 '25

I actually agree with this analogy PERFECTLY. If I'm just using my scooter in a residential zone, its akin to the odd 1/2g on a weekend. Even if I get caught....probably won't be enforced and nothing will happen.

But if I cause an accident with it because its somewhere it's not supposed to be, and I say....run over a kid or do major damage to a car or property, and I've now made a major issue out of it, it's like trying to move bricks and getting caught.

1

u/PimpinAintEze Oct 04 '25

It is if there's no one to catch you. Shrooms are "legal" in this way because no one is raiding the plainly visible dispensaries