This proposal will do…

This proposal will do nothing to reduce gridlock or improve traffic flow on major roads. When bike lanes were installed, traffic studies were conducted demonstrating that the Doug Ford government is lying about the impact of bike lanes. In three years when the lanes are gone traffic flow will not have improved. Meanwhile, an increasing number of cyclists and mobility scooter users will have to take full lanes of traffic, with the expectation that an increase in accidents and fatalities will occur.

This bill is a shortsighted populist attempt to win favour with some voters who have been convinced by the Premier and others that there is a "war on cars", and a stupid and ultimately expensive decision is being made at the expense of evidence-based governance.

As a large number of empirical research studies have demonstrated, the only effective strategy for reducing gridlock is to reduce the number of vehicles on the road. Cycling presents one such alternative.

History is not kind to populist leaders who govern based on 'gut instincts' rather than through the analysis of empirical evidence.