This act will result in…

This act will result in fewer people being willing to choose a bike for short trips, and instead use the car, leading to yet another car on the road. How many times have the Ontario government added another lane to a highway, promising to fix traffic forever, only to have traffic be worse upon completion?
This is the gambler’s fallacy - one more game, then I’ll hit the jackpot; one more lane, then traffic will be solved. Since when do our lawmakers care so little about the well-being of Ontarians, that they’re willing to ignore any studies on traffic or case studies of regions that have actually reduced traffic for a growing population? This act is effectively a ban on bike lanes, at a time when more and more people are considering bikes for their small trips.
The number one reason those hesitant people do not ride a bike is because of the threat to their safety on the road. Without a sidewalk, drivers hit pedestrians. Without a protected bike lane, drivers hit people on bikes. This is a death sentence to cyclists and a sure fire way to turn Ontario into Los Angeles - endless traffic, highways as far as the eye can see. How bleak.