This proposal is not only…

This proposal is not only going to cause danger to cyclists and all road users, it will also waste taxpayer dollars by not achieving its intended purpose of reducing traffic congestion. Nobody likes sitting in traffic - we can all agree on that. And cars are a necessary part of our modern life. However, if the government truly wanted to lessen driving times, the only proven way to do that is to get more people out of their cars. The proven way to do this is to make it more convenient and safer to ride a bike, walk, or take transit. There will always be some people who need to drive to get around, whether because of disabilities or their line of work, or multitudes of other reasons. But how nice would it be for those people if they didn't have to share the road with cars filled with every single other person in Ontario, who might rather get around another way, if it were safe to do so? Please let us remain having the freedom of choice to safely bike to our destinations, making the commute faster for drivers.

If you don't care that this bill will result in more people being killed while riding bikes, you can at least care that it will actually do the opposite of it's intended purpose, and actually increase traffic. Studies show time and time again that adding car lanes leads to an increase in car traffic, and an increase in commute time.

But if you do care about people's lives, the evidence is clear that this will increase the number of road deaths. This is not only devastating for the people who will be killed and their families and friends, but also for the people who will accidentally kill them (drivers) due to poor road safety design. If you hit someone while driving, that would weigh on most people's conscience for the rest of their lives. The loss of life is always devastating, and impacts everyone who uses the roads. However, accidents happen. And they will happen more because of this bill, which does not consider the safety of everyone who uses the roads.