Comment 109237

By loves cars and bikes (anonymous) | Posted February 17, 2015 at 09:05:39

Everyone will be debating this topic till the end of time in Ontario.

I have been involved in the bike industry for a very long time and cyclists from every city complain about this topic every winter.

It starts in Hi School, when your told your a loser if you ride a bike past 16.

It is ingrained in our culture here in Canada and especially Southern Ontario.

Essentially we are all programmed to think we made it to the big leagues if we drive a car and the lower class citizens are losers who ride bikes.

This is so far from the truth....but welcome to Ontario where if you drive a car you apparently have a bigger voice.

We all know someone who's father or mother worked at GM or Ford growing up.

This economy unfortunately relies on the automotive industry.

Until council and city staff members actually become cyclists and ride to work, like several do in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and other major cities that share more modes of transport.

Most of the people involved in decision making here in Hamilton drive and come from the same mind set that your a loser if you ride a bike.

It is going to be several years before some young fresh minds take over in our fine city.

Oh and for the record....the bike lanes in Toronto are not cleared immediately if at all sometimes.

Most seasoned cyclists use thin tires with or without studs to cut through the snow and get down to the concrete. This is how most couriers and commuters get through the snow.

If you want to float on top of the snow, buy a fat bike.

Stop the war on car vs bike.

Start educating people that you are not a loser if you ride a bicycle.

I spent 12 years in Toronto helping convert people from car to bike, it can be done.

New Hope, Noble, Hounds, and bike Locke all spend there time trying to convert people and proving you can ride all year. If we had a bike friendly city, you would see these shops open full time hours.

There is too many opinions and bickering back and forth, pitting car against bike.

If everyone keeps this battle up....It will become like it was in Toronto after Ford said it is the war on the car.

Car drivers were charged with a serious sense of entitlement.

We need a culture shift.






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