Steps forward ....

Using data from MTO and statistics from the City of Burlington, the Burlington Road Safety Committee determined that cyclists are 33 times more likely to be involved in a collision on the highway overpasses.  At the QEW / Fairview underpass, 2 fatalities and several serious injuries occurred over a 4 year period to cyclists and pedestrians crossing the roadway in the designated area.

MTO and the City of Burlington are closer to completing additional measures to make this intersection safer.  These include: blue bike lanes, narrower vehicle lanes which slow down vehicles, street-scaping, an alternative sidewalk crossing for less adventurous cyclists and a reduction in the speed limit.  All positive steps.  Thank you!!

Motorists beware!  It's a high enforcement area.