“‘This obsession with bike lanes is, frankly, not helping anyone. And if, instead, the government stayed in its lane and focused on things like helping cities with transit, that would be a real improvement for Torontonians.’ Longfield said the money could be used to fix growing pains in opening Toronto’s new Line 6 Finch West or to finally open the long-promised Eglinton Crosstown LRT, both of which are under the jurisdiction of the province’s Metrolinx corporation.” — Ethan Lang, CBC News
Doug Ford’s government had argued bike lanes increase congestion and response times for emergency vehicles in Toronto.
Obligatory reminder that this is a blatant lie. If anything, bike lanes tend to reduce response times by keeping more space clear of cars for the emergency vehicles to use.
Obligatory video of a emergency vehicle being able to avoid traffic because of a dedicated bike lane. In Toronto no less.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN_eOB2Xbdo
Don’t forget emergency vehicles are also legally allowed to mount curbs and use sidewalks, pathways, or even trails, as well as use dedicated or separated bikelanes. (This is why people should not leave their cars parked on sidewalks or within bikelanes or trails)
Which is why we call them conservatives instead of progressives. Everything they do is in the name of fighting material improvements in favour of benefitting their Parasite-Class donors.
If Doug is going to insist of being an oxymoron, we should call him Premiere Biggie Smalls.
Dipshit wants more roads and less bikes because “moar carz!!!” will surely fix traffic issues.