The proposed legislation is…

The proposed legislation is dangerous and reckless for all road users. It is also not an effective long term plan to deal with growing population and density, and car traffic. (Listen to the traffic reports - the slowdowns are usually not in areas with bike lanes!)

As someone who uses roads in Toronto in both car and bike, I find the causes for gridlock are:
- construction - including major multi-year blockages for the subway lines - which block roads, bike lanes and divert traffic to other arteries
- cars or trucks sitting in curb lanes and/or bike lanes, blocking traffic at all hours
- an increasing number of cars on the road from higher densities
- issues with transit mean fewer people want to use transit

An effective solution requires a multi-pronged approach which focusses on increasing transit options, and reducing the number of cars on the road. Building or encouraging more infrastructure will only increase the number of cars an exacerbate the existing issues.

As well, it's unfathomable that with the increasing number of injuries and deaths on the road, that this proposal has been put forward.

A growing number of people are on the road on bikes, scooters and other small vehicles for many reasons, including financial reasons and not many transport options - and regardless, increasing non-car traffic is a positive thing in our cities. Forcing them onto the road with cars poses a danger for all: those who will be injured/killed through having to share the road, and those who cause the injuries and will bear longterm psychological impacts.

Everyone on the road needs to be protected - yet this legislation prioritizes saving a couple minutes off a commute over public and personal safety.