Allard: Make cyclists in Ottawa get licences, for safety's sake | Unpublished
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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: May 18, 2025 - 04:00

Allard: Make cyclists in Ottawa get licences, for safety's sake

May 18, 2025
If city officials are to continue adding dedicated bike lanes while subtracting car lanes, a commendable effort to protect our fragile environment, then this basic math makes sense. However, there’s a caveat. Clearly, cyclists must start abiding by the traffic laws, lest the great divide between co-commuters continues to multiply with every unfortunate incident, collision and bird-flipping at one other. Read More


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