This bill is a Bad idea…

This bill is a Bad idea. This bill will make the right lanes automatic bike lanes, as per the Law. Bicycles are vehicles so they will just take up more traffic space. The bill also allows Highway 413 to be built unobstructed, an idea that while not idea, if built as a ring road and then development is densified, would make sense. Removing bike lanes in an already sprawling and congested city is asking for more cyclist deaths and worse traffic. Not to mention the cost. Toronto is attempting to make the quality of life of its residents improve. This bill would go against the local needs of Torontonians. I recommend the entire legislature cycle to work on roads without bike lanes, then on roads with bike lanes to understand the magnitude of the effect they have. 1800 cars off the road per day on Bloor is a standard number during the summer, in one direction. Since most cars are on average 3-4 metres long, generous for a truck, that is between about 5 and 7 km of traffic removed per day on Bloor alone, reducing pollution and thus reducing health impacts, reducing the load on healthcare. Citizens can choose how they get to work and school. In winter, even if it is colder, cycling keeps you warm and the bike lanes are cleared of snow, unlike combined bike and car lanes, which are covered in snow and slush, making them much more dangerous.