Conservatism now stands for «turn Ontario into Michigan».
Coming to appreciate Valérie Plante even more every year.
So can I reduce the number of lanes without provincial approval? Coincidentally two years later, can I decide to otherwise implement bike lanes?
FU, Doug.
Because of this, I'll consider "taking the lane" way more often than is necessary. And you bet your ass I'll be going <15km/h.
Sorry drivers, but if you don't like it, vote for someone who isn't a turd.
You have to take the lane 100% of the time when there's no bike lane. It's the safest option by far.
It’s the safest option by far.
And despite that, the reaction from some drivers is downright terrifying. I rode down Steeles between Markham and Pickering the other day... there are no shoulders, and you have to take the lane.
Except, you get truckers doing some aggressive shit with their motor/transmission as they creep closer behind you. Call it intimidation, or bullying, but you have to be a hardened cyclist to endure that kind of treatment, and the risk to your life is real.
Safer, yes. But it's like saying it's safer to jump from a plane at 5000 feet without a parachute than it is one that's 10,000 feet. LOL
They really need to educate cyclists in peel about bike lanes. My neighborhood and every street around it has bike lanes, yet I regularly get passed by bikes on the sidewalk as the road and bike lane sits empty. Those bikes zipping past me are just as scary to me as cars are to cyclists, so just use the bike lanes
I also dislike being passed by cyclists on the sidewalk but, it’s not really equivalent to cars.
Car hitting a cyclist is far more likely to have severe injuries/death than a bike hitting a person.
I'm all for biking and reducing car lanes for bike lanes. But the original argument was being passed on the sidewalk (which bikes should not be on, even if there aren't bike lanes) when bike lanes are present right there.
Obviously getting hit by a car is so much worse. No one is debating that. Is this an example of a straw man argument?
Anyways, bikes should not be on the sidewalk and more bike lanes are a good thing.
?? Why? What could possibly be the rationale for this?
It's outrageporn, they get themselves worked up over stupid things.
To gather more votes from the majority of the electorate who drive into the city.
Bike lanes only serve those who live in Toronto and those people don't vote for these clowns anyways. Hell, even people who never drive where there are bike lanes will like this to give the middle finger to all the people who bike in the city.
"More lanes make car go faster" probably.
To accept bribes for bike lane approval
Sarkaria added that he frequently hears from drivers who say their commute times have increased on routes with bike lanes.
Time to call the constituency office for Brampton South and the Ministry office to counter the driver's calls.
Brampton South constituency office is: 905-796-8669
For all Ontarians (or people who sometimes travel in Ontario) the ministry office is: 416-327-9200
My city, Oakland, is making the smart move of reducing lanes of traffic and putting physical barriers around the bike lanes in our downtown. Smart because downtown has been hollowed out post-pan, with lots of people wfh. Source: I live downtown.
