Comment 112395

By ergopepsi (registered) | Posted June 22, 2015 at 12:36:13

I honestly didn't know that lane on Longwood was an actual bike lane - I felt guilty riding on it! Looks like many might feel the same way up on Stonechurch. You would think that a bit of paint wouldn't cost too much to buy and apply? It almost seems as if the city doesn't want to draw attention to the fact that those are bikes lanes.

As for the painted lanes on the sides of the road, sandwiched between moving cars and the curb, I absolutely agree that they do not encourage cycling. The more I have thought about it I wonder how it ever seemed reasonable to do that. By painting those lanes the city is inviting cyclists (children, parents, human beings) to ride on them. It's like building a bridge that you know is dangerous and inviting people to cross it. I think there should be a policy of either building the lane protected (parked cars or off-road) or not building it at all. There are so many places where this can be done. Dundurn should flip the lanes and the parking - it is the most dangerous one I have ridden on. York bouleveard has so much space off road. Why not a trail right beside the walking trail?

Right now I do not allow my bike riding son to use virtually any of the lanes that exist. I tell him to ride on the sidewalk on busy streets and hop off or stop if he approaches a pedestrian. It's a shame because it doesn't have to be this way.

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