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submitted 22 hours ago by grue@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19969965

The Ontario government is considering bringing forward legislation that could prohibit the installation of bike lanes when lanes for motor vehicles are removed as a result, sources say.

Siemiatycki said "this government has signalled that the car is king," pointing to prior steps the governing Progressive Conservatives (PCs) have taken to ease costs for drivers.

He sees the PCs as making a clear play for the votes of motorists, and believes the policy would also appeal to many drivers frustrated with congestion on the roads.

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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Terminal case of carbrain. Literally incapable of thinking it through.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 21 hours ago

These entitled assholes have no fucking clue about how congestion works or anything else. Continuing to enable (in the addiction sense) cars will only make congestion and costs spiral out of control even more until there's nothing left but a bankrupt Hellscape of dysfunctional sprawl.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 12 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Jesus fucking Christ. And these fuckers would win a reelection today.

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 7 points 21 hours ago

Where else would the lanes go? Do they plan on paving over more poor people's homes for them?

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago

It's to discourage removing the lanes. You could still remove them, but not if the reason is to allow for a bike lane.

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