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Who's to say that the Ford Government won't ban cycling on all major roads? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why would he stop at removing bike lanes?

The MTO is on his side, and when his plan to reduce and remove bike lanes fails to ease traffic congestion (hint: because they aren't causing it), why wouldn't he go after banning all cycling from major roads using the same reasoning (that cycling itself is the cause of all our traffic problems)?

I don't see any end to his overreach, and it'll be a matter of time before ebikes, then regular bikes, become highly restricted in Ontario.

Convince me otherwise.

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[–] CaptainCancel 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Toronto wouldn’t enforce a bike ban. They can’t even enforce their existing e-scooter ban.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

True, but I'm not talking about enforcement, though. I'm talking about laws and their implications, should this government decide to go nuclear on cyclists.

For example, if the MTO says that bikes are banned from all roadways, what happens when a cyclist is injured or killed by a motorist?

Will they be blamed for "illegally riding their bike", or will there be some other consequence that goes along with riding them illegally, should something happen?

Will the addition of riding being “illegal” mean that a driver is off the hook, in the same way a property owner wouldn't be liable if someone is injured when they are on their property illegally?

[–] CaptainCancel 2 points 2 months ago

Ah. In that case, I think associations like CycleTO would need to launch a lawsuit against the provincial government to reverse the decision. The government lost big time on bill 124, which shows that our rights win out over time, as long as we’re willing to fight stupid ideas in court.

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