A traffic count on Toronto's Bloor Street bike lane shows bikes accounted for over 50% of traffic during peak hours, contradicting claims by Doug Ford. The collection of data by the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition revealed more cyclists than drivers during rush hour, illustrating the growing importance of bike lanes. The study also noted issues with e-bike regulations in Ontario, particularly concerning larger, faster e-bikes in bike lanes designed for traditional bicycles, without making biased judgments on lane usage.
"The upward trend for cycling continues in our city, as it does elsewhere when bike lanes are in place. What's especially impressive is that during the 5-7 p.m. rush hours, there were more bikes than cars, even though only a fraction of the roadway is actually set aside for cyclists."
"Officially, e-bikes that can be operated without pedalling are not allowed by city by-laws in protected bike lanes... our objective was to determine bike lane usage without having to make judgments about who should and should not be in the bike lane."
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