Cycling in Waterloo Region

[jamincan]

Really sorry that happened. I know far too many people who have been hit by cars on their bikes.

I have mixed feelings about the Erb Street lanes because I worry about precisely the left turning traffic hitting cyclists travelling the same way as them. It's a reservation I have about 2-way separated lanes in general.

The same way as them is the direction cyclists would be moving in a one way bike lane.

I think two way bike lanes do have a higher injury rate but I think the real problem/solution is designing safe intersections regardless of type of bike lane.

I am referring to cyclists travelling east on the lane, which is the same direction as traffic on Erb and opposite to what would be normal. Drivers are not accustomed to checking for overtaking traffic to their left when making a left turn.