My grandfather died on a…

My grandfather died on a bike because the street had no bike lanes - bike lanes are life saving.

I have almost been hit several times, and actually hit once, riding my bike in Toronto when riding in the new College street elevated bike lanes. Cars still try to side swipe bikers in the in-between sections of elevated and protected bike lanes.

Getting rid of bike lanes would put bikers at increased risk of injury and death as seen by how cars interact with bikers in these in-between sections of our current protected bike lanes.

Bike lanes are the *bare minimum* safety (other than helmets and personal safety gear) for bikers.

It is also classist to get rid of bike lanes as biking is one of the only completely free forms of transportation.