published Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 10:57 am by
eScooterJoe
Why do cyclists have it in for ebikes?
Expect more accidents with ebikes, automobiles and cyclists, since the City of Toronto banned ebikes and electric scooters from bicycle lanes.
Ebikes are now expected to ride between the bicycle lane and automobile traffic.
Guess what? There’s no room to ride whatsoever.
Ebikes only go 30 to 32km/hr so they can’t keep up with traffic, now we are expected to ride to the left of cars, but to the right of bike lanes.
This new by-law completely unsafe. They should name it,“Death Wish Sandwich“.
Now ebike riders are forced over to the left side of cars when there is a perfectly clear bike lane to use.
How does this by-law make any sense?
Not only is the city slowing down automobile traffic, but it is forcing ebike riders right into the “danger zone” for no good reason.
I think this new by-law is complete unjustified against ebikes. Somebody has to tell the city of Toronto that ebikes are safe. They have horns, lights, turn signals, mirrors and the rider has to wear a helmet.
The bike lane can and must be shared especially during rush hour traffic.
I agree that ebikes don’t belong on bike trails in parks, and I’m O.K with the ebike ban on the Martin Goodman Trail.
This new by-law (in my opinion) came to be by the city “caving in” to the city’s crybaby cyclist community. Cyclists don’t want to share the bike lane with any other vehicles. If ebikes were replaced by flying magic carpets as the new form of ubran transportation, the cyclist community would still complain about them being in the bike lane because, they don’t want to share the lane simply because they don’t have to.
Let me get this straight, ebikes are not allowed on the bike lane because “they’re dangerous”, but a cyclist wearing headphones listening to an ipod while riding a bicycle is safe?
How many cyclists wear headphones or some other listening device while riding a bicycle?
Next time you drive to work count them.
The past week I have tried to obey this new by-law and all I can say is it’s very dangerous.
I always obey the law, but this new by-law is completely crazy.
Many ebikes, cyclists and cars are going to get into possible three way accidents from banging into each other because they are forced to drive side by side so close together.
You have cars and cyclists zig zaging back and forth and as a ebike rider, you’re stuck in the middle of them. After awhile, I said “screw it” and I turned right into the bike lane to let automobile traffic pass me.
Obeying this new by-law is not worth dying over.
Whenever I have a car speeding up behind me, I’m riding in the bike lane when I have to get out of the way of traffic.
If the city of Toronto has a problem with that…
Write me a ticket.
