Wouldn't it be rediculous if scooter style riders had to be licenced and insured travelling 30 km per hour, while our kids rode passed us on their pedal bicycles doing 40 km per hour and without a helmet. Why the MTO is even considering this is the result of the TCU trying to be "protective" of limited bike paths downtown Toronto. First, who cares about downtown Toronto except those living in it. There is an over abundance of unused paths and roadway suitable for scooter style across Ontario. To consider a provincial ban as a result of downtown congestion is beyond comprehension, and shows the tunnel vision that the TCU has with this issue. I appreciate the work this union is doing, and at the same time am disgusted with their attitude on e-bikes. Todays e-bike riders were yesterdays cyclists and most of us have paid for the right to use these paths long before some of these kids were even born.
The TCU and others like them may try and slow down the future, but they cannot stop it. If there is a congestion problem these bikes are a partial solution to that problem. One Less Car.