I am both a cyclist and a…

I am both a cyclist and a driver when I commute to work.

This law is going to set Ontario backwards. It introduces more red-tape and more government and strips powers away from our cities, who are best placed to make decisions about their own streets. Evidently, the party of small government is not very much for small governments when it suits some agenda of theirs.

To decrease traffic at a point of saturation we need to offer alternatives to cars, and making biking less accessible will increase the amount of cars. I have not seen any evidence that the bike lanes cause traffic or where their removal has decreased traffic. In fact, roads will become even more multi-use as well and bikes will directly slow down cars instead of having their own dedicated paths.

Grade separated bike paths also improves safety. No one is saying that biking is safe, but this law will make it even less safe to bike in our streets. Why do cyclists safety not matter to the government?

This law is setting Ontario back decades. We need to foster a variety of safe commuting and transit options and not take them away due to the vanity of our politicians. Ontario is failing its citizens with this law.