cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/30050658

“They are not safe. They are anything but for safety,” said a woman who added vehicles in the two-block section sometimes drive in the middle of Springbrook to avoid the bollards.

Oh, so drivers behind of the wheel of an automobile are the danger. Why remove the bike lanes rather than the car lanes?

I heard that Etobicoke’s NIMBYs are insane, but this is a new level of stupidity from Richmond Hill.

  • @FireRetardantEnglish
    38•4 months ago

    Protected by plastic bollards sounds like a false term/advertising. The folding plastic bollards wouldn’t even stop a wheelbarrow, let alone a car. The bollards are about as effective at protecting as paint is. These bollards do however make the lane more visible. A better term might be something like “a bike lane designated by plastic bollards.”

    • RubberDuckEnglish
      6•4 months ago

      Should be 2 meter wide grass with trees and nearly curbs on the car side.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•4 months ago

      Ah, but the bollards can scratch the car paint and scratched paint is too high of a cost to pay to save lives /s.