Hello, I wanted to take time…

Hello,

I wanted to take time out and express my displeasure at the proposal of removing the bike lanes from streets.
I think it is regressive and frankly speaking a stupid move to remove the bike lanes which are already installed.
With so many incidents of cyclist being killed due to being hit by cars it is imperative that we keep the bike lanes on and allow people the ability to commute to work on alternative sources of travel other than cars. With the government heavily working on climate change it is imperative that the local municipalities support them.
Removing bike lanes will force the cyclist to drive along with cars which posses a greater risk to them. Which inturn will also cause more congestion and delays. Imagine multiple cars being stuck behind a single cyclist who is incapable of riding consistently at 30-40 km/hr.
How will that ever reduce traffic or congestion ?
Every cyclist on the road is one vehicle less which will benefit the environment and in turn decongest the city of traffic. Imagine if all cyclist also commute with cars instead. That is just increasing congestion on road and polluting the environment as well.
All the European countries are encouraging cycling and multiple places prohibit cars. I am not advocating for that but in the interest of environment and safety of people the bike lanes must stay on.

Thank you.