This bill is clearly aimed…

This bill is clearly aimed to blame the congestion and the ongoing traffic challenges within Toronto on cyclists and bike lanes. The Ontario government is looking for easy, populist "solutions" to ease traffic within the city while clearly ignoring the available, scientific evidence. The assumption that traffic issues like congestion could be eased by removing bike lanes is categorically false, as has been proven time and time again by a vast body of scientific research from around the globe.

It is indeed in the interest of the Ontario government to support the expansion of bike lanes to motivate people to use cycling or similar methods of transport as a safe, viable and fast alternative to driving a car. Cyclists and bike lanes don't cause congestion, cars do. To simplify this decision for the people in power I am adding a few links for you to check out that are based on scientific research and not the frequently mentioned "common sense".

Source1: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c0e5848e5274a0bf3cbe124…
Source 2: https://epub.wupperinst.org/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/6597/file/659…
Source 3: https://www.tcat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bloor-Economic-Impact-St…

I would highly recommend for the provincial government to strike down this bill and leave the responsibility to the city governments, which actually seem to have a science-based understanding on what is needed to ease congestion. Bike lanes enables safe passage for tends of thousands of Torontonians and abusing this bill as a way to gain votes is tasteless, disrespectful and dangerous. Thank you for considering my comment.