As a citizen of Ontario, I…

As a citizen of Ontario, I strongly oppose this legislation. Firstly, this bill does not serve ontarians as the transportation needs vary greatly at the municipal level, and as such this issue of bike lanes should be handled by municipalities. Ontario is great because of its diverse communities, stop trying to lump everyone into the same pile. Second, there is no evidence that in urban settings removing bike lanes for car lanes will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. In fact the opposite is true. Finally, putting Ontarions who use bike lanes at greater risk in traffic is arguably unethical. Ontario is a province that can be an example worldwide if we choose. Its embarrassing to see the government show its lack of intelligence by proposing poor legislation and by not focussing its efforts on more important issues like health care and education.