Cycling in Waterloo Region

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I have to say I think the notion of bus/bike lanes is very questionable. Buses need to be able to zoom along at full speed (whatever speed that is on a particular road), not worry about tiny vehicles that can’t go at motor vehicle speeds unless they’re ridden by very athletic people.

But that’s a local planning decision, not one for a bunch of right-wing yahoos to make at the provincial legislature level.

Buses are actually kind of slow in practice, especially when there are lots of buses all going down the same corridor and they're stopping all the time. They don't hit full speed that often unless they're BRT.

NZ has "bus lanes" which be used by buses, bicycles, motorcycles/scooters, and taxis, and "bus only" lanes which can only be used by buses. It's kind of confusing.