Taking out bike lanes is…

Taking out bike lanes is foolish and short-sighted.

Bicycles will still be allowed on the same road. I rode on Bloor before the bike lanes were installed. I will ride on Bloor if they are removed. The difference is that *I* will now be slower and not as safe, because I'll have to go around the cars that are stopped at lights so I can get to the front of the line.

I'm required to ride as far to the right as is safe. If I'm not safe with cars passing me in the same lane, then I must move left so that cars cannot pass and I can be safe. That lane has become a de facto bike lane, but it is not safe.

The fact is, that if you are sitting in traffic and angry because you see space in the bike lane, then you should make the obvious choice and get a bike or a scooter. It's the same as if you were at the bank or supermarket or wherever. If you are standing in line and see an empty teller, you don't stay where you are and complain about the people in front of you in the line. You move to the empty line.

If you go to europe, few people are driving in the big cities, because they have mostly figured out that it's cars that cause congestion, not subways and cyclists and pedestrians. Drivers are mostly delivery vehicles and taxis. Commuters take trains, subways, cycle, etc.