Bill 212 is proposing to…

Bill 212 is proposing to help eliminate congestion by removing bicycle lanes which the Government is planning to do on University Ave. ,Yonge St and Bloor St. The use of bicycle lanes should remain with cities and not the provincial Government. To suggest that the removal of these lanes will assist with traffic congestion is missing the point of why the lanes were created in the first place. Congestion on these streets existed long before bike lanes were introduced. The health and safety of cyclists should be prioritized over traffic congestion. Safety first needs to be adopted when selecting areas for cycling lanes. Removal of the lanes will ultimately result an increase of cycling injuries which could be life changing for the parties involved. The cyclist who could suffer injuries or death and the car driver who could be charged with carless driving or vehicular manslaughter if the cyclist injuries caused death. The use the identified cycling lanes reduces the probability of these types of occurrences happing as driver s are more aware of the lanes and cyclist are able to safely ride in a lane without fear of being hit. Prior to bicycle lanes cyclist also had to be on the look out for drivers who parked their cars and open there doors resulting in the cyclist hitting the door causing injury. This Bill is an example of the Governments lack of common sense and disregarding the safety of cyclists. The decision as to were bike lanes should be implemented is a fit matter for the cities not the provincial government.