I am very concerned that the…

I am very concerned that the removal of bike lanes will endanger the lives of innocent pedestrians. It's generally men who are cyclists, food delivery guys and idiot male e-scooter riders who currently ride on the sidewalks where there are no bike lanes. If a person is hit by a cyclist, the injuries are likely to be significant. The costs of lost income and/or physiotherapy is likely to be in the thousands of dollars with little likelihood of the offending cyclists/riders being on the hook to pay the person injured for those costs. In essence, they can be "hit and run drivers" who simply leave the scene of an accident involving a pedestrian with the pedestrian on the hook for the cost of regaining mobility. Bike lanes provide some measure of safety for pedestrians. Is the province willing to be liable for ANY injury resulting from the removal of an existing bike lane?