If the government had…

If the government had consulted with any transportation engineer before drafting up this bill, they would have learned that adding bike lanes REDUCES traffic in the long term. By creating safe routes for cyclists to get to work, school, or run errands, you are reducing the amount of cars on the road. Trying to get rid of existing bike lanes and creating hurdles for installing new bike lanes does not make logical sense. I am vehemently opposed to this bill. I find it disrespectful that it would even be proposed, because it shows how little effort and research my government representatives put into their bills and laws. I would expect elected officials to do research and consult with professionals, rather than doing whatever they want and creating more gridlock and traffic in this province, because they based their decisions on common misconceptions and not facts. Make it easier to build subways and bike lanes, make alternative modes of transit fast and convenient. Prioritizing cars will just make more people drive, which will create more traffic. This bill does not make sense and should be trashed.

Bike lanes can and are used year round. Ontario winters are getting shorter and warmer, thanks to the government's lack of action on curbing climate change (for example: making it harder to build bike lanes and getting rid of existing bike lanes, to favour gas guzzling, greenhouse gas emitting vehicles). They also accommodate round 7500 people per hour. Meanwhile roads for cars accommodate only 1600 people per hour, as a HIGH estimate. I have included a link to this study below.

Please do your research and get rid of this bill. It will only make things worse.