I am one of the lucky few in…

I am one of the lucky few in Mississauga who uses bike lanes on 80% of my 8km commute. Luckier still I have access to an electric bike. A 15 minutes driving commute turns into an 18minute cycling commute. It is so much more relaxing than driving, and helps me curb my C02 emissions. The 20% of the trip on road is almost enough to dissuade me from biking. I get passed too close if I'm too close to the curb and I get honked at if I'm practicing vehicular cycling (even when right turn lanes make this the safest way to proceed). I bike along Ridgeway drive near Dundas street which is a 50 zone that turns into a 60, where people drive 70. On my lunch break 2 weeks ago I recently saw a pickup truck driving at 120km/h+ up and down Laird road (a 50 zone). There would be no time to react if he came around a corner and found a cyclist in front of him turning left, instant death. If I didn't have the mobility to easily whip my neck around to check for cars often I wouldn't even risk my current low dosage of road cycling. I'm very grateful for the bike infrastructure that exists, please don't destroy it.