Dedicated bike lanes would be safest

Editor:

I agree with your reader regarding motorist safety when passing slow moving vehicles on hills (Cycling behaviour causes hazard, The Creemore Echo, Sept. 19 letters, page 5).

Something must be done to move these cyclists out of the lane entirely so as to not slow the flow of traffic.

A dedicated bike lane would allow both motorists and cyclists the maximum safety and reduce the restriction of traffic flow on the roads of Clearview.

A bike lane would allow motorists to pass safely on hills without having to cross the yellow line. And since the cyclists would be riding on a paved shoulder their safety would also be maximized.

This is the optimal way to prevent the terrible and completely avoidable tragedy that your reader rightly anticipates.

Karen Pilosof,

Mulmur.