I take Bloor St. from the…

I take Bloor St. from the DVP exit all the way to the west end as part of my drive home so I have first hand experience on how the bike lanes can be both hazardous to pedestrians and vehicles.

- The parking spots are difficult to get in to and force drivers to open doors into traffic

- Cyclists act like a privileged class - the drivers are the ones who pay the taxes to maintain those roads they bike on. Cyclists don't pay to maintain the roads. I have had cyclists spit on me when I honked at him after he too the car lane because he was too impatient in his own protected lane. They also are known to kick cars when a car is turning, even if the car was there first.

- When there is an emergency (fire truck or ambulance), there is no wiggle room when traffic is heavy due to the concrete curbs that are in place. Second matter when it's an emergency - it could mean a loss of life.

- During winter, there are very few cyclists (if any, especially outside of the city proper) and vehicular traffic is impacted still. It's really stupid.

- Some roads like Bloor are very tight and landlocked (especially where there is a bridge). To provide a dedicated cyclist lane is ridiculous.

- Cyclists downtown (especially food delivery cyclists) just weave in and out of traffic. They should be redirected more to a parallel street with less vehicular traffic.