Bike lanes don't create…

Bike lanes don't create gridlock. It saves lives. I ride to work everyday from the downtown core to midtown at Yonge and Eglinton. I use the lanes that Doug Ford wants to remove. We want taxpayers to pay $48 million to remove them? Everyone I tell that I ride my bike in Toronto, in the city that I live in commends me for being so brave, because they are terrified of being hit by a car. Drivers are distracted and are frustrated with the gridlock and would be more than willing to blame anyone else than their transportation choices. And who could blame them? The TTC is mocked and say it stands for 'take the car', the city hasn't invested enough in public transit and it's unreliable. But to the point--

Reality check - cars create gridlock. Cars who insist on standing in the intersection bc they they thought they could sneak through the light at the last moment create gridlock. Cars that hit cyclists and close down lanes of traffic create gridlock. Cars who illegal stop on the side of the road cause gridlock. Cars who get pulled over for traffic infractions cause gridlock. Trucks making deliveries and park in the bike lane making everyone divert cause gridlock. Construction like the eglinton and queen lines and streetcar track replacements cause gridlock!

This is a ridiculous bill that serves to distract Ontarians of Doug Ford's corruption and is an election tactic. This bill, like many of his, is to tear down progress. People will die from from this bill.