I recommend that Action Plan…

I recommend that Action Plan 2.0 include the following action items:

1) Government adopt a policy to ensure that a paved shoulder suitable for cycling be added to all thoroughfare and major roads when they are being constructed or rehabilitated. This would apply to all provincial and municipal roads and streets, with the exception of the 400 highways and quiet residential streets.

2) That the province and municipalities be required, over a period of  time, to conduct a safety audit of all intersections under their jurisdiction to determine the extent to which these intersections are suitable and safe for cyclists, and where necessary, adopt a plan to improve the safety and suitability of these intersections for cyclists.

3) That the government introduce a bill in the legislature to immediately adopt the "Idaho Stop" in Ontario. This would allow cyclists to treat stop signs like yield signs, and red lights like stops signs. This arranagement  first became law in Idaho over 35 years ago. In addition to encouraging cycling, the Idaho Stop has been found to be as safe, or safer, than the status quo.

Thank you.

[Original Comment ID: 212811]