Robert Morin, left and Rick Racine, right, are cyclists who ride together. Morin says for a portion of Riverside Drive, there is no cycling lane, meaning cyclists like him have to ride on the road with drivers. (TJ Dhir/CBC – image credit) Some cyclists in Windsor say not enough is being done to address accessibility and quality of cycling routes in the city.
Saeid Angadji says his main concern when he rides is bike paths not being "steady."
"The fact that the bike path ends and now you’re on the main road and you’re too close to cars, especially somewhere like Riverside [Drive]," said Angadji.
"It’s quite dangerous." TJ Dhir/CBC Robert Morin agrees with Angadji, pointing to an area of Riverside Drive.
"There’s a section you can drive alongside for a certain length, but then there’s a section where there’s no bike lane or anything else," said Morin. I’m nervous like hell when I go down there. – Cyclist Robert Morin "You have to drive along there and the roads are really bad. There’s a few miles and it’s pretty dangerous.
"I’m nervous like hell when I go down there."
Another person, who is new to cycling in Windsor, says the condition of bike lanes is poor for roads shared by cyclists and drivers."The roads need to get repaired, not just for bikes," said University of Windsor student Varsil Shah."Bikes can be ridden on the footpath, but buses and cars don’t have that option."Shah says Wyandotte Street on the city’s west side "really" needs to […]
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