I recently drove Bloor along…

I recently drove Bloor along the entire length from Parkside to Kipling on a weekday morning. The delays I encountered were due to pedestrians not obeying signals and lane closures due to construction. Bloor is largely a 40 km/h zone and the bike lanes prevent vehicles from driving so fast in a neighbourhood with so many pedestrians. As soon as the road widened to 3 lanes, all cars stepped on the gas and sped off even though the speed limit was still 40. At this speed car/pedestrian or car/cyclist collisions are almost always fatal. With so many pedestrians not paying full attention to their environment, the wider roads are significantly more dangerous for them.