I drive a car in Toronto. I…

I drive a car in Toronto. I have not ridden a bike in thirty years and rarely use transit. Bike lanes are essential to safe streets. Removal of bike lanes will not reduce congestion -- there are many studies which confirm this and also note that our fire and ambulance services have stated that bike lanes do not reduce their response time. Bloor St now moves more quickly than it did before the dedicated bike lanes. It is safer without the possibility of drivers weaving in and out of lanes. Even if traffic flow is more important to this government than lives, it should be recognized that without bike lanes, accidents will increase. Each accident will cause traffic delays and more congestion. Nor is it reasonable to state that bike lanes should be on secondary roads. There is no reasonable alternative to Bloor St for east/west travel. Removal of bike lanes will not remove cyclists but will make our streets more dangerous and slower.