I live in central Toronto. …

I live in central Toronto.

I have a 6 year old, a wife, and we have one car.

Every day, my daughter and I hop on our cargo bike, her on the back, and I bike her to school in a bike lane.

If these lanes are removed, you are putting my young daughter in front of cars, in the same lane. We can't afford two cars.

We could be as careful as possible, but all it would take is one distracted driver to ram into her from behind, which would have life altering consequences.

We need our bike lanes. If we don't have them, you are forcing us to make difficult choices and compromise the safety of my child.

I also think that the writers of this act may fail to understand that, if i am forced to bike in a lane shared by cars with my daughter, I will be taking the entire lane to maximize her safety. This will not make things faster. On the contrary, it will slow cars down if I am forced to be in the same lane as them.

I will never forget who passes this, and I mean it when I say that you will lose my vote forever if this goes through.