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The removal of bicycle lanes will kill and injure people. Bicycle lanes improve safety not just for cyclists but also vehicles. Removing a lane of traffic for vehicles reduces the number of sideswipe collisions as vehicles no longer can make those lane changes. Speeds are reduced which further improves safety.
This is not just me saying this but what has already been said by the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/lbrr/archives/cnmcs-plcng/cn29871-eng.pdf in the Cycling Death Review A Review of All Accidental Cycling Deaths in Ontario from January 1st, 2006 to December 31st, 2010.
Increasing lane capacity does not reduce congestion for vehicles due to "induced demand". Taking the bicycle lanes away will not reduce congestion. The only way to reduce congestion is to get people out of cars and into alternative forms of transportation.
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Soumis le 5 novembre 2024 5:33 PM
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Projets de loi 212 – Loi de 2024 sur le désengorgement du réseau routier et le gain de temps - Cadre en matière de pistes cyclables nécessitant le retrait d’une voie de circulation.
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