I am an avid cyclist, cycle…

I am an avid cyclist, cycle commuter, graduate students, engineer, son, brother, partner, and active member of my community. I travel by bicycle every single day and in such risk my life as well. Travel my bicycle is inherently dangerous due to many factors but most significantly due to the presence of rolling death machines. These machines have the ability kill me like a bug if their driver has as little a moment of distraction. The least that my province can do is not to mandate the one thing that is trying to protect me by placing a barrier between motor vehicles and myself and all of the other cyclist risking their lives. We ride our bike to make a difference: because it's good for the environment, it's good for our health, it creates community, it's efficient, and its a outlet for metal health. For the sake of getting a few thousand people to work 5 minutes faster in the morning, please don't go an jeopardize the safety and the life of thousands of people. Look at the research, one more lane isn't going to solve the transit crisis. Do better.