Good grief! You rode in that bike lane?? I would declare it basically unrideable and would ride in the regular lane. Except the surface is crappy there too (not nearly as bad as in the bl though), especially between Dundas and College, so I've been mostly avoiding Beverly the last few months. Although St. George, its continuation north of College, has absolutely beautiful smooth pavement now... Let's hope they fix Beverly soon!

My commute today... was in a bus 'cause my bike's in repair right now. Then I got a ride back from a student I tutored. While in a car, we had a conversation about cyclists and I got to do a bit of cycling advocacy and explaining the cyclists' right to the road. She had all the common reactions "Oh, I thoughts cyclists were supposed to be on the sidewalk. Oh, I would never have thought sidewalks were that dangerous!" I went on to say how cyclists are allowed to not only be on the road but to take the lane if necessary and all by herself she came to the conclusion "Oh, so you treat them just like another vehicle!" Good, very good!