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There is a lot of bike activism going on in Toronto as well. While I am all for bike advocacy, I am not sure that this sort of protest has any effect on the system.
That said, there has been a strong push to open more bike lanes in the city and make cycling safer. Having been a bike courier and bike commuter I can attest that the Toronto streets can be, at times, quite unsafe.
The main things I would like to see is a more concerted effort on the part of city council to have a cycling policy (in the same way they have one for cars) that aims to create better signage, more bike routes and lanes and a strong campaign for both cyclist and driver education (let's face it, it is frequently the cyclists that are terrors on the road - not stopping for red lights or stop signs, not shoulder checking, etc.). People need to be better aware of the rules of the road and how they apply.
On a side note: there doesn't appear to be any thinking of this sort in my current city of residence.
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