Details of the encounter are relatively scant, though the clip has set off a firestorm of discussion on the decaying state of public order in Toronto, including further comparisons to Gotham City of the fictional Batman universe.Others reacted with seeming indifference to whatever personal issues may have contributed to this incident, cracking jokes about the city's oft-criticized public transit service.
According to s.178 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act,"No person shall attach himself or herself to the outside of a vehicle or street car on a roadway for the purpose of being drawn along the highway." In the event that the female hanger-on was to be ticketed for this violation, they'd be facing a $50 fine — which is a whole lot more expensive than TTC fare.