And yet the bike union continues to oppose....they claim they don't want them banned, they just shouldn't be allowed on the bike paths..Let's see now, they go too slow to be in the car lanes, are not allowed on sidewalks, where exactly do they think they should ride them? In my travels on a bike lane I may see 6 cyclist in 10 km on my travels to work (and that's at rush hour)... and those 6 don't want to share this stretch with me....There are potholes everywhere and this is where they want to spend their negative energy....They certainly are not visionaries that's for sure. The same group probably opposed the Allen Expressway Extension...LOL...Why don't they see that with more riders and more demand there is mored tax paying dollars attributed. I would really like to know why a fit young person who can cycle at 20 km per hour has against a fit or unfit person "coasting" on an e-bike at 20 km per hour...Why do they care whether we are pedalling or not?...We are not in cars...that should be worth something...Why do they think it is their business?...Why I ask Why? The answer is simple...they don't play well with others. They also do not understand why they have been "unsuccesful" so far....Hmmmm Do you think it may be because they are not thinking clearly?
I would rather be spending time fighting for the same issues that the cyclists are fighting for, like better paths, more paths, cleaner streets, no broken glass and debris better awareness training for motorists..we should be on the same side...I just don't understand their thinking.
http://bikeunion.to/news/2009/04/17/...action-e-bikes