Cycling in Waterloo Region

[Elmira Guy]

That's all fine and good, but it often is the case that I find people (adults/teens) biking on sidewalks along streets that aren't terribly busy. Case in point, Lincoln Rd. Hardly a main artery teeming with traffic. Nevertheless, I frequently see people biking down the sidewalks. Often times they are young people (early teens) who seem to want to flout the helmet law.

Don't get me wrong. I'm all for cyclists and agree with the idea that there should be much better infrastructure to accommodate cyclists.

But I don't think it's fair to make pedestrians have to go off the sidewalk because a cyclist doesn't want to use the road, for whatever reason. As I see it, sidewalks are primarily for those on foot, or those using mobility aides. If you feel that sidewalks should also be a space for cyclists, then we better start making sidewalks wider.

I would also add that I believe there is a law about biking on sidewalks based upon wheel size. I think that is adequate but should be enforced.