Scrap this bill. This is bad…

Scrap this bill. This is bad policy for several reasons:

A) you are stomping on jurisdiction of municipalities

B) you are sending a message that cyclists' lives are not important

C) you are failing to encourage more Ontarians to cycle in a time where we need to be helping more people opt for active transportation and other environmentally sustainable transportation options. You should be alarmed that cycling rates and look for ways to increase ridership.

D) you are amplifying hostility between people who cycle and people who drive - tension is already high.

E) cycling infrastructure is in it's infancy and already fragmented in most Ontario cities. Give it a chance to grow. fewer people will cycle with fewer safe options and those who do will assume greater risk

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Instead of taking a bullish approach, I suggest providing funding to municipalities to expand bike networks.

I also suggest banning the ownership of pick up trucks in Ontario for any person that is not licensed in the trades. They are unnecessary and detrimental to our safety and planet.

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As public servants, I expect you to pursue policy that protects lives above creating convenience for people in gridlock. Perhaps that is too much to ask.

Signed,

A living and breathing (for the time being) cyclist