‘Be careful out there’: Ford tells Toronto cyclists to avoid major arterial roads - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
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Ontario's premier and transportation minister are suggesting cyclists avoid Toronto's major roads as the province forges ahead with a plan to remove bike lanes from some streets.

An amendment, tabled and passed on Thursday, gives the government and contractors it taps to tear bike lanes out on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue protection from lawsuits, including if someone is injured on those roads.

The last-minute amendment gives the government the ability to remove bike lanes from the entirety of Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue, not just the most controversial parts the government has talked about.

Sarkaria said it was possible the routes could be removed in their entirety — but a final decision had not yet been made.

“We’ll examine the entire stretch to see which parts — ultimately all of it could be removed,” he said on Thursday.

  • Avid Amoeba
    16•4 days ago

    “I want to save everyone’s life. Don’t get me wrong, bike riders are important — go on the secondary road that run parallel, a few feet away from the existing roads. Be careful out there.”

    Ah, you see folks, it’s all about safety!

    I had a couple of friends begin yapping about how unsafe bike lanes are. Now I know where they got that line from.

  • @NarrativeBearOP
    15•4 days ago

    Once again a step backwards for Ontario.

    Turing traffic calmed, safe and inviting Streets that directly serve local residents, business, pedestrians and cyclists, into high volume, high speed Roads that will only add to serve suburban commuters.

    Yonge Street and Bloor Street are called Streets, not Yonge Rd or Bloor Road.

    Streets are “destinations”, Roads get you from.point A to B without regard for whats along the way.

    Streets make a local community, roads connect communities, but in this case will divide a established community in half.