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If the concrete barriers weren't there the vehicles would have been able to move out of the way.... It is good to tee the driver was creative though.
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If the concrete barriers weren't there, that lane would have been jammed with four-wheelers...
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At that time of day? It didn't seem like traffic was that heavy apart from behind the truck parked in a traffic lane to unload because it couldn't be at the curb because of the bike lanes...
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If you want more bike lanes, pay more taxes and get better transit... The bike lanes are disappearing because voters don't want them. Make life suck less for the voters, and maybe bike lanes will gain more traction.
Lets be honest here for a minute, if bike lanes made life better for voters, there wouldn't be so much opposition to them. Make transit suck less, then make driving a car harder. Doing it the other way around is a great way to get voted out... Just ask the people who ran for mayor in Ottawa.
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The people who are local and use bike lanes are being overridden by folks who commute and feel aggrieved that their commute may take longer.
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That is the nature of democracy... just like how Ontario and Quebec tell the rest of Canada how it will be run, and city folk all across the country dictate to the rural folk how they will live.
I'm all for more local control, but it needs to extend beyond bike lanes.
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So bike riders should each receive multiple votes over those who don’t live in gentrified hipster cloisters? What is a fair vote-multiplier for such worthy self-transporters?
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Should residents of Sudbury decide whether Cornwall has sidewalks?
Should the provincial government override local decisions of municipal governments?
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Municipalities are subservient to the Province.
Perhaps update the Consitution then?
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Party politics aside, readers concerned with emergency response times may find this of interest,
cyclingmagazine.ca
The response time for Paris firefighters has shortened because of bike lanes
New data shows crews can get to emergencies faster than ever
The response time for Paris firefighters has shortened because of bike lanes - Canadian Cycling Magazine
New data shows crews can get to emergencies faster than ever
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Party politics aside, readers concerned with emergency response times may find this of interest,
The response time for Paris firefighters has shortened because of bike lanes
New data shows crews can get to emergencies faster than ever
The response time for Paris firefighters has shortened because of bike lanes - Canadian Cycling Magazine
New data shows crews can get to emergencies faster than ever
I don’t think the article is relevant to the issue of bike lanes in Canada, for this reason…
Having done business in Paris and living in Ottawa, this part of the article is critical….Parisian bike-lanes are generally bi-directional and wide enough for an ambulance or fire truck to drive on. I have yet to see a bike lane setup in any Canadian city that is wide enough to fit an emergency vehicle, it’s (almost) always a half-assed single direction squeezed thing shaved from the other vehicle lanes. In Victoria for example, this shave is so bad, that when the legal minimum lane width doesn’t allow a bike lane, the bike lane just ends…until there’s enough room…eg. Wilkinson Rd between Interurban and West Saanich.
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There is no doubt a small, hard-core group of cycle advocates/activists who think that is wrong. To them, it is hallowed ground.
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In Toronto, emergency vehicles legally use "FOOTPATHS, PEDESTRIAN WAYS, BICYCLE PATHS, BICYCLE LANES AND CYCLE TRACKS".
Obviously, that would require the path, way, lane or track to be wide enough.
Type II ambulances ( not shown in the Toronto bike lane video above ) are narrowest, and best suited for the above.
Obviously, that would require the path, way, lane or track to be wide enough.
Type II ambulances ( not shown in the Toronto bike lane video above ) are narrowest, and best suited for the above.
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If we move to dedicated bike lanes, cyclists should help pay for it. They pay no road tax, but enjoy the benefits of their own little, private lanes. Why should we pay more for gas, in order to upkeep these lanes for a special group, without benefit to ourselves.
Cyclists run over pedestrians. They cause accidents by ignoring road rules.They should be insured the same as a MV.
If they are to be considered vehicles, like any other vehicle, they should have the same requirements, insurance and licensing as any other vehicle.
Me just blowing off steam and bitching at the sky.
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Gas tax is not the sole source of funding to build and maintain roads.
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It is not an insignificant source of funding.
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EV owners also do not pay gas taxes... and put considerably more wear on the roads than cyclists. They may be the low hanging fruit.
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Fully agree. EV owners are massively underpaying for driving.
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