Building wider roads will…

Building wider roads will not alleviate congestion. Reducing the number of cars on the roads and highways will reduce congestion. Options to do this would be to increase support for public transportation, creating practical infrastructure to reduce the need for people to use their automobiles. Creating safe infrastructure so that people can walk, ride bikes, or use other modes of active transportation for trips shorter than 5km, and public bus/train systems for longer trips. In fact, a high-speed rail system linking major cities in southern Ontario would allow people to use the train instead of driving from all over to get to busier areas.

This proposal lacks the logic needed to make lasting social change. It focuses on single occupancy vehicles complaining about other single-occupancy vehicles and their drivers who cumulatively cause the issue that this act proposes to fix. The "Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024" is a misguided and naive solution to a problem that is caused by those creating it. Provide others with alternatives to driving their single-occupancy vehicles will reduce congestion and save time.