So far, Quebec is the only Canadian province that has updated its legislation to allow wheelchairs and mobility scooters on bike and roll routes and low-speed roads.
The issue here sounds like is caused by the separation itself being physical. If you start at one side, even if you realize you made a mistake, you can’t correct it until you reach a point where the there’s a crossing or some sort of merger, causing more issues.
That’s why all the separated side-walk/bike lanes I know are separated by painted lines instead of grass or trees. It makes it easy to cross one to reach the other and to correct yourself if you started on the wrong one.
Though I admit there’s always bad actors that ignore this, those are by far the minority, and if a cyclist is doing so, they’ll usually give up because they can’t stand being delayed by slower moving pedestrians.
The issue here sounds like is caused by the separation itself being physical. If you start at one side, even if you realize you made a mistake, you can’t correct it until you reach a point where the there’s a crossing or some sort of merger, causing more issues.
That’s why all the separated side-walk/bike lanes I know are separated by painted lines instead of grass or trees. It makes it easy to cross one to reach the other and to correct yourself if you started on the wrong one.
Though I admit there’s always bad actors that ignore this, those are by far the minority, and if a cyclist is doing so, they’ll usually give up because they can’t stand being delayed by slower moving pedestrians.