There it is, folks, the Ford Government wants us dead.

I was never a hostile cyclist, but I guess I’ll need to become one in order to fight against this war for personal safety.

Here’s to hoping that DoFo and his cult get stuck in traffic for an eternity.

  • masterofn001
    9·
    1 month ago

    Maybe a gofundme to purchase a million used bikes that get delivered to the middle of these streets?

    • Showroom7561OP
      7·
      1 month ago

      Save them for the ghost bikes that’ll be needed in the coming years.

  • lightrush
    8·
    1 month ago

    We have a bet with a couple of friends who pass through Bloor around Jane regularly. They think traffic is gonna significantly improve when the lanes are removed. I think they’ll be badly surprised.

  • humanspiral
    3·
    1 month ago

    Sad. I presume it is still legal to bike on those streets, or in the city, and so there’s no actual traffic improvement during busy periods. Just less safe.

    • yonder@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      1 month ago

      Bike volumes will probably significantly reduce due to dangerous nature of biking among traffic, which is probably exactly what DoFo wants.

      • n2burns
        4·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, I feel like someone should make bumper stickers that say something like, “If it was safe, I’d be on my bike instead, and out of your way.”

      • humanspiral
        11·
        1 month ago

        I’m not sure. I would bike on those streets before bike lanes, and the lanes have “taught” people how to ride bikes. For Bloor, There are side street routes east of high park/Dundas. College is ok. Short spurts on Dundas and Bloor (though this is high speed parts of those streets). After Humber river, west, there’s more side street routes. Hopefully at least a painted lane still exists on those stretches, but it is not a parking area.

    • Showroom7561OP
      5·
      1 month ago

      I presume it is still legal to bike on those streets

      For now, it’s still legal. But since you can’t sue the government if/when you get hurt (or killed), and they’ve already said that “for your safety” to not ride a bike on those streets when the bike lanes are gone, you have a no-win situation.

      Plus, people in cars are now emboldened to abuse cyclists, since the boss said it was ok.