This is a travesty made my…

This is a travesty made my people more concerned with stirring up culture wars for votes than the safety and happiness of people who live in the city -- notably most people calling for this DO NOT EVEN LIVE IN TORONTO, especially the downtown core! I do, and I am sick and tired of people who spend most of the year on the outskirts of the GTA at best thinking they can dictate what happens in OUR city.

Bike lanes are PROVEN to have a beneficial effect -- anyone saying otherwise hasn't read the studies. If you have functioning eyes this is also something you can tell by walking down the street and seeing all the bikes pass by the cars stalled in traffic. Bikes and bike lanes do not cause congestion -- CARS DO! I love driving. I have nothing against driving. I prefer not to do it in the city because there are other ways to get around, like walking, transit, and yes, bikes, that are more efficient with my time and let me appreciate the beauty of the city more. But that doesn't mean I never drive in the city or that I have an agenda against driving in the city. Often, it will be necessary. And from the perspective of a driver, the biggest annoyance is NOT cyclists, but ON STREET PARKING! That causes infinitely more annoyance and congestion and awkward lane swapping than any cyclist ever could. So why isn't the corrupt Ford government attacking that? Curious! Almost as if this is a disingenuous, politically motivated attack instead of something meant to actually improve our city!

Keep these bike lines. Keep people moving and safe. Stop attacking cyclists for political votes. I have had friends (cyclists and pedestrians) injured by cars who aren't obeying the rules of the road and you will never convince me that strong, defended bike lanes aren't needed. More bike lanes, more bike lanes on major routes, and less letting outsiders dictate how OUR city is run!

And you know if the bike lanes go, cyclists will just drive in the main lanes, as they are allowed to do. How's THAT going to improve traffic? Ridiculous.