Originally Posted by
Daniel4
Ride more often and test out the bike lanes downtown Toronto.
I'm retired now. So that gives me the opportunity to test out the anti- bike lane claims that they can't or won't be used in the winter.
Two years ago they were quite usable, and I saw a few other people using them (even outside of typical rush hour times). I was in Etobicoke for Jan-Mar, and midtown after that.
Some of the major trails (eg. Kay Gardner Beltline trail) were pretty difficult to navigate during the spring freeze/thaw cycle, when the hardpacked snow turned to an icy sheet at times.