I slip out the front door on an hourly basis for a 10-minute break and while there I contemplate the passing flow of traffic along my stretch of Shelbourne Street. On average, I see 50 automobiles pass by, of which there are an average of two Teslas, sometimes even three or four. In addition, there are usually two bicycles during that same period. On an hourly basis that would amount to 300 automobiles including 24 or more Teslas and just 24 bicycles. So, I ask myself, why the city has dedicated 50% of the roadway to bicycles when they account for far less than 1% of the road users.
One often-used argument is that bicycle lanes serve as traffic-calming devices that reduce accidents. Judging by the angry glares of passing drivers forced to idle behind recycle and garbage trucks, etc., IB次元官网网址檇 say that city council is living in an alternate reality to us average Joes. What do you think?
Raym Forbes
Victoria
