ugh. It's sad when it gets bad enough for people who (I understand) are dedicated cycle-commuters to throw up their hands and give up.

I haven't gotten to that point yet I don't think, but I'm definitely riding a LOT more defensively and also avoiding my Summer route (straight along Bloor) and taking more side-streets. Not that they're safe necessarily, but at least traffic is slower. I actually consider Harbord to be a bit of a death-trap, so it doesn't always work out.

I was in Kensington on Saturday afternoon as well... I just passed through for some coffee while taking my Dad (who was passing through Toronto overnight on his way to a job in Trinidad) for a walk through downtown.