I am a 68-year-old cyclist…

I am a 68-year-old cyclist who has been cycling in Toronto for more than 30 years. During that time I have been hit three times by a car, and taken to the hospital twice by ambulance. And yet, I have persisted in cycling and have been gratified by how much safer it has become over time. I cannot believe we are going backwards and are determined to make cycling less safe, for the sake of motorists’ minor inconvenience. If the bike lanes are removed, I will start riding in the middle of the lane, as is my right.