I strongly oppose this…

I strongly oppose this proposed legislation for several reasons. 1. As a cyclist, it will endanger my life and those of other cyclists. People won’t stop biking, they’ll just have to compete with cars for the same space where a bike lane used to be and cars will, presumably, still have to maintain a lawful one metre distance from bikes. All this law will do is create chaos and expose cyclists to increase risk of death and motorists to increased risk of hitting cyclists - traumatic for all parties without reducing commute times (as cars would be behind slower moving bikes now instead of beside them in their own lanes) 2. Bike lanes reduce traffic by taking cars off the road. As the city continues to grow and to densify, traffic will continue to worsen, especially if policy continues to favour cars. The province should be encouraging biking by making it safer, not more dangerous. This will take cars off the road as more people will choose biking over driving, which will improve traffic flow. 3. Local decisions should be made locally. The Province should respect local decision making processes - it’s anti democratic to micro manage from Queen’s Park - Ontarians did not give this government a mandate to meddle with local bike lanes. 4. This policy is not even evidence based - you can sail up University Avenue at any time of day in a car - traffic is a non problem on University - it’s a vital artery for north south bike routes and the road is big enough for everyone. 5. Ripping out already installed bike lanes is a giant waste of public money for zero demonstrated, evidence based gain. It’s emotion based, ideological decision making and an irresponsible use of all our money. This proposed legislation is shameful populist politicking that will cost citizens their lives.