Bike lanes play a crucial…

Bike lanes play a crucial role in our Ontario's transportation network. I am highly concerned about this bill, namely schedule 4, and the adverse affects that removing bike lanes from major Toronto streets will have. These adverse affects include:

- Decreased safety for cyclists, putting them at greater risk of accidents with motor vehicles.
- Increased traffic congestion, as more car lanes=more cars on the road.
- Environmental risks, as increased motor vehicle usage has an adverse affect on the environment.
- Health impacts, as motor vehicle commuting has adverse affects on one's physical health.
- Economic disadvantages, as small business benefit from cyclists who visit local stores and restaurants.

I am extremely disappointed in Bill 212 and will not be voting for the Conservative party unless this bill is repealed. As a commuter cyclist, I am genuinely concerned for my safety moving forward.