I’d like to express my…

I’d like to express my opposition to Bill 212 Bike Lane removal
1. I have been a cyclist for the past 30 years and have been doored twice and hit once. The addition of separated lanes has provide a safe zone for myself and my family. They have provided peace of mind when my son cycles to school and parks along east-west routes
2. I also drive. Separated bike lanes provide predictability, safety and keep traffic moving by incentivizing another option to get around.
3. Bike lanes provide much needed safety outside of rush hour and at night.
4. As many studies show, removing them will have a minimal impact on reducing congestion. Congestion is impacted by many other factors including construction, drivers stopping or parking in live traffic lane, capacity at intersections and ultimately too many single occupancy cars.
5. While some people may choose to stop cycling and drive instead, cyclists will not disappear but will become part of vehicular traffic. By using this as a wedge issue, hostility between drivers and cyclists will increase. Adults, teens and children will be injured and die as a result.
6. Encouraging cycling with safe infrastructure reduces greenhouse emissions and helps mitigate the urban heat island effect.